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Special 26

Original title: Special Chabbis
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, and Jimmy Shergill in Special 26 (2013)
Based on true incidents during 1980s, a group of men who pull off robberies posing as government officials are trailed by actual government agents as they plan their biggest heist yet.
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CrimeDramaThriller
A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
56K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,338
3,646
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Neeraj Pandey
    • Writer
      • Neeraj Pandey
    • Stars
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Anupam Kher
      • Manoj Bajpayee
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Neeraj Pandey
    • Writer
      • Neeraj Pandey
    • Stars
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Anupam Kher
      • Manoj Bajpayee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 146User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 9 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer (No Subtitles)
    Trailer 3:03
    Official Trailer (No Subtitles)

    Photos33

    Manoj Bajpayee and Neetu Singh in Special 26 (2013)
    Akshay Kumar in Special 26 (2013)
    Akshay Kumar in Special 26 (2013)
    Special 26 (2013)
    Neeraj Pandey in Special 26 (2013)
    Kajal Aggarwal in Special 26 (2013)
    Kajal Aggarwal in Special 26 (2013)
    Manoj Bajpayee and Jimmy Shergill in Special 26 (2013)
    Anupam Kher and Jimmy Shergill in Special 26 (2013)
    Akshay Kumar and Jimmy Shergill in Special 26 (2013)
    Akshay Kumar and Kajal Aggarwal in Special 26 (2013)
    Kishore Kadam, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, and Rajesh Sharma in Special 26 (2013)

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    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Ajay
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Sharma Ji
    Manoj Bajpayee
    Manoj Bajpayee
    • Waseem
    Jimmy Shergill
    Jimmy Shergill
    • Ranveer Singh
    • (as Jimmy Sheirgill)
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Priya
    Divya Dutta
    Divya Dutta
    • Shanti Ji
    Kishore Kadam
    Kishore Kadam
    • Iqbal
    Rajesh Sharma
    Rajesh Sharma
    • Joginder
    Deepraj Rana
    Deepraj Rana
    • Rahul
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • ACP (Fake)
    Sukhwinder Chahal
    Sukhwinder Chahal
    • Mr. Gupta (Minister)
    • (as Sukhvinder Chahal)
    Abha Parmar
    • Mrs. Gupta (Minister's wife)
    Mukesh S. Bhatt
    Mukesh S. Bhatt
    • Minister's PA
    • (as Mukesh Bhatt)
    Ujjwal Chopra
    Ujjwal Chopra
    • Solanki
    Tiku Talsania
    Tiku Talsania
    • Magandas
    • (as Tiku C. Talsania)
    Paritosh Sand
    Paritosh Sand
    • Additional Director CBI
    Aparna Ghoshal
    • Iqbal's Wife Malti
    Sumeet
    • Iqbal's Son Rahul
    • Director
      • Neeraj Pandey
    • Writer
      • Neeraj Pandey
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    • Trivia
      Actor Anupam Kher who plays a vital role in this movie also played role of a con artist in another movie Khel (1992), which has a sequence that is based on the 1987 Zaveri Bazaar con job, the same incident that inspired this film.
    • Goofs
      Towards the climax of the movie, we see a red Maruti 1000. Although the movie is set in 1987, the 1000 was launched only in 1990.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dhoom 3 (2013)

    User reviews146

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    8/10
    Special Neeraj Pandey's another special one.
    He did it again. Though budget was seven times than "A Wednesday" (first masterpiece directed by Neeraj Pandey ) still it wasn't much hyped one ( or may be i don't watch TV these days). I came to know about this notorious saga when one of my friend messaged me to watch it . Thanks to her!! Its being ages since I watched well crafted ingenious Bollywood thriller( recommended to get over with trauma of Race 2). And that to con classic is a really a treat. And what makes it more interesting is "Based on real story" factor (though definitely more fiction).

    The movie is set in late 80's (specifically 1987). For starting 10 minute never felt that its a con movie. Thought of some kind of vigilant drama. But then subtle revelation made it clear. Story moves with introduction of all characters. One thing which was perfect about the movie was the feel of 80's. Airports, roads, vehicles, hotels,places where people use to hide money, panoramic view of cities, clips of events from 80's, demeanor of characters (Pleat pants wore by Bajpai,simple sweaters even the watch wore by Akshay was 80's item). The perfectly executed raid scenes with money shelled out from imaginative places. Brilliant and unpredictable climax. All adding stars to this con epic.

    Only week points were repetition of some scenes which were unnecessary, lady love of Akshay Kumar as per Indian Rule book, boring songs.

    Good to see Akshay Kumar doing something good (small trivia Neeraj waited for this movie almost 3 years just because he wanted Akshay to play lead role and in return benign Akshay charged only half of his normal fees), Anupam Kher and Manoj Bajpai at their best. Others playing their part.

    Final verdict : Watch it for intelligent con thriller, horse and buggy Indian days and Stellar Akshay Kumar's performance.

    Rating : 8/10.
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2013 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Special Chabbis
    • Filming locations
      • Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    • Production companies
      • Friday Filmworks
      • Panorama Studios
      • Viacom18 Motion Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $647,074
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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