DNA (December 21, 2018)

Fourteen years after they worked together in Masti, Ajay Devgn and Indra Kumar collaborated for the soon-to-be-released Total Dhamaal. Now, the two have decided to team up for the third time. Ajay Devgn Films along with Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria’s Maruti International will produce The Big Bull, which will be loosely based on the life of Harshad Mehta (the infamous stockbroker who was arrested for financial crimes). The meteoric rise and equally sudden downfall of the businessman would definitely make for an extremely interesting tale.

AJAY IS NOT THE BIG BULL
Ajay, who is producing the movie, will not act in it. “In fact, the casting is underway. The team is looking for an established actor, who can pull off the role.” The project will be directed by Kookie Gulati, who has also written the story along with Arjun Dhawan. Juhi Chaturvedi (of Vicky Donor, Piku and October fame) is overseeing the script.

WHO WAS HARSHAD MEHTA...
Harshad was charged with numerous financial crimes that took place in the Securities Scam of 1992. Of the 27 criminal charges brought against him, he was only convicted of four, before his death in 2001. Around 1991, he had earned the nickname of the “Big Bull”, because he was said to have started the bull run in the stock market. Post the scam, he made a brief comeback as a stock market guru. However, in September 1999, he was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment. He was in custody at the Thane prison when he complained of chest pain and was admitted to a hospital. He died following a brief heart ailment, at the age of 47. Despite his crimes, many people felt that Harshad changed the dynamics of the Indian stock market.