Abhishek Bachchan’s next The Big Bull is all set to stream on Disney + Hotstar soon. The film which is helmed by Kookie Gulati and backed by Ajay Devgn has been in the news for quite some time. The film is based on the life of Harshad Mehta, the man who took the Bombay Stock Exchange Market by storm in the ‘90s. Surprisingly Harshad Mehta’s story has been told by Hansal Mehta last year with webseries Scam 1992.
Today Kookie Gulati speaks to a leading daily and opens up about how Ajay Devgn wanted Abhishek Bachchan to play the lead role and his take on the comparisons. The director confirms that Ajay Devgn wanted Abhishek Bachchan to play the lead role. He even reasons out that being the producer Ajay Devgn didn’t want to star in the film, “The character was younger. Plus, he (Ajay Devgn) would’ve taken three years to start shooting (given his date diary). But for Ajay sir, it was about getting the right actor for the part. He believes that an actor shouldn’t be cast just because of his stardom; he has to justify the role. Here, I had a star producer who encouraged me to be honest to the story.”
Speaking about his film’s comparison to the webseries, the director says that people will see the difference between the two. He even assures that their take on Harshad Mehta’s story was different. Kookie even said to the daily, “It was gracious of Hansal Mehta to tweet that, and shower us with love. We are all here to tell personal stories, and encouraging one another is important.” Sweet!