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Special 26, also known as Special Chhabbees, is a 2013 Indian heist film directed by Neeraj Pandey. It stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role with Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Kajal Aggarwal, Jimmy Sheirgill 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 film was remade in Tamil in 2018 as Thaanaa Serndha Koottam.
Original Release
02/07/2013
US Release
02/08/2013
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Akshay Kumar | Ajay / Ajay Singh |
| Anupam Kher | Sharma Ji / P.K Sharma (Sharmaji) |
| Manoj Bajpayee | Waseem / CBI Officer Wasim Khan |
| Jimmy Shergill | Ranveer Singh / Senior Inspector Ranvir Singh |
| Kajal Aggarwal | Priya / Priya Chavan |
| Divya Dutta | Shanti Ji |
| Kishore Kadam | Iqbal |
| Rajesh Sharma | Joginder |
| Deepraj Rana | Rahul |
| Vipin Sharma | ACP (Fake) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Akshay Kumar | Ajay / Ajay Singh |
| Anupam Kher | Sharma Ji / P.K Sharma (Sharmaji) |
| Manoj Bajpayee | Waseem / CBI Officer Wasim Khan |
| Jimmy Shergill | Ranveer Singh / Senior Inspector Ranvir Singh |
| Kajal Aggarwal | Priya / Priya Chavan |
| Divya Dutta | Shanti Ji |
| Kishore Kadam | Iqbal |
| Rajesh Sharma | Joginder |
| Deepraj Rana | Rahul |
| Vipin Sharma | ACP (Fake) |
| Sukhwinder Chahal | Mr. Gupta (Minister) |
| Abha Parmar | Mrs. Gupta (Minister's wife) |
| Mukesh S. Bhatt | Minister's PA |
| Ujjwal Chopra | Solanki |
| Tiku Talsania | Magandas |
| Paritosh Sand | Additional Director CBI |
| Aparna Ghoshal | Iqbal's Wife Malti |
| Sumeet | Iqbal's Son Rahul |
| Gurpal Singh | Telephone Repairing Guy / Telephone Technician |
| Jarnail Singh | Telephone Taping Guy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shivaji Dasgupta | Executive Producer |
| Deepak Gawade | Executive Producer |
| Shital Bhatia | Producer |
| Jyoti Kapur Das | Producer |
| Bantoo Khanna | Producer |
| Sandeep Leyzell | Producer |
| Vikram Malhotra | Producer |
| Kanchan Marathe | Producer |
| Kumar Mangat Pathak | Producer |
| Mohit Rastogi | Producer |
| Tarun Revoo | Producer |
