Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- ambitious
- tense
- dramatic
- crime thriller night
- financial drama binge
What critics said
Critics broadly found the financial-scam drama watchable in parts but undermined by rushed storytelling, stilted dialogue, and weak character arcs.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hemant manipulates National Bank of India funds while building a public reputation as a market visionary.
Hemant begins as an office clerk supporting his family and pursues luxury, status, and market dominance.
Journalist Meera Rao traces the missing 565 crore and publishes the story implicating Hemant.
Hemant gives ordinary investors hope while secretly shuffling bank funds and concealing the source of his capital.
Films like The Big Bull, and why
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
financial crime drama centered on market manipulation and a charismatic outsider
Baazaar
Indian financial thriller about fraud, ambition, and institutional corruption
The Wolf of Wall Street
true-crime drama portraying a high-stakes financial scandal and its social impact
Movie Details
- Director
- Kookie Gulati
- Release Date
- 2021-04-08
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Ileana D'Cruz
- Sohum Shah
- Nikita Dutta
- Ram Kapoor
- Saurabh Shukla
- Kanan Arunachalam
- Supriya Pathak
- Shishir Sharma
- Samir Soni
Common questions
- What is The Big Bull about?
- A modest office clerk becomes India’s celebrated market king, only to face exposure when a journalist links his fortune to a massive bank-fund scam.
- What is The Big Bull like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Big Bull as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Big Bull violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Big Bull.
- What did critics think of The Big Bull?
- Critics broadly found the financial-scam drama watchable in parts but undermined by rushed storytelling, stilted dialogue, and weak character arcs.
- Which films are like The Big Bull?
- Films with a similar feel include Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, Baazaar, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
- How long is The Big Bull?
- The Big Bull runs 154 minutes.
