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Special Chabbis

Special 26
Special 26 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Neeraj Pandey
Produced by Shital Bhatia
Kumar Mangat
Written by Neeraj Pandey
Based on 1987 Opera House heist
Starring
Music by Songs:
M. M. Kreem
Himesh Reshammiya
Background Score:
Surinder Sodhi
Cinematography Bobby Singh
Edited by Shree Narayan Singh
Production
company
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08)
Running time
144 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget 42 crore
Box office 103 crore
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Bollywood Hungama 4/5 stars
CNN-IBN 3.5/5 stars
Hindustan Times 3.5/5 stars
NDTV 4/5 stars
Rediff 3.5/5 stars
The Times of India 3.5/5 stars
Zee News 4/5 stars
Planet Bollywood 8/10 stars
Special 26
Soundtrack album by M. M. Kreem and Himesh Reshammiya
Released January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10)
Recorded Prasad Film Laboratories
Hyderabad, India
Spectral Harmony
Mumbai, India
Genre Feature Film Soundtrack
Length 25:28
Label T-Series
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(2012)
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(2013)
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Special 26, also known as Special Chabbis, is a 2013 Indian heist crime thriller film directed by Neeraj Pandey. It stars Akshay Kumar in the lead protagonist role with Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Kajal Aggarwal, Jimmy Shergill and Divya Dutta in supporting roles. The film is inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist where a group posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers executed an income tax raid on the jeweler in Mumbai. Special 26 released on February 5, 2013 to widespread critical acclaim and was regarded as one of the best films of 2013.

The story opens on 18 March 1987, where a walk-in CBI interview is taking place, held by the characters of Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher. The film then goes into flashback.

Ajay Singh (Akshay Kumar) calls a local police station to obtain more manpower for a CBI raid. He speaks to SI Ranveer Singh (Jimmy Shergill) who agrees to send the required number of support officers. Ajay, with accomplices P.K. Sharma (Anupam Kher), Joginder (Rajesh Sharma), and Iqbal (Kishor Kadam), meet the support officers and conduct the raid.

Following the successful raid at a minister's house, it's revealed that Ajay and Sharma are fake CBI officers, along with their two accomplices. They then move to different parts of the country where they belong to and merge into their everyday lifestyles. Ajay's love interest, Priya (Kajal Aggarwal), an about-to-be-married teacher, is introduced here. The crew meets again in Chandigarh at the behest of Sharma for his daughter's wedding.


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