Special 26 Movie (2013) – Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer, Poster, Budget, Collection, Review

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About Special 26 Movie:

Special 26 is a Hindi period heist thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. Based on the 1987 Opera House heist, the plot follows a team of criminals (Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher), who pose as CBI officers and conduct raids, robbing politicians and businessmen of their black money. With the real CBI (Manoj Bajpayee) on their trail, they decide to pull off their biggest heist yet. The film also stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Kajal Aggarwal, Rajesh Sharma, Divya Dutta and Kishor Kadam.

Filming began on 23 February 2012 in Delhi. The film was shot in Chandni Chowk, near Jama Masjid, and Mumbai. A theatrical trailer was released online on 20 December 2012. The film was distributed all over India by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Wide Frame Pictures.

Special 26 was released on 8 February 2013. It received widespread critical acclaim. Several critics called it one of the best films of the year. It became a commercial success, grossing ₹103 crore (equivalent to ₹175 crore or US$20 million in 2023).

In 2018, it was remade in Tamil as Thaanaa Serndha Koottam starring Suriya in Kumar’s role.

Special 26 Storyline:

The film stars Akshay Kumar and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles with Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpai and Anupam Kher are in supporting roles. The film is based on the real-life daring heist dated 19-Mar-1987 where an unknown man posing as CBI officer Mon Singh recruited 26 men and executed a daylight raid on the Opera House branch of Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Mumbai, and disappeared with jewellery worth lakhs.

Special 26 Movie Cast & Characters:

• Akshay Kumar as Ajay “Ajju” Singh / CBI Officer A. K. Vardhan
• Kajal Aggarwal as Priya Chauhan
• Manoj Bajpayee as CBI Officer Waseem Khan
• Jimmy Sheirgill as Sub-Inspector Ranveer Singh
• Anupam Kher as Pramod Kumar “P. K.” Sharma
• Rajesh Sharma as Joginder Khurana
• Kishor Kadam as Iqbal Ali
• Divya Dutta as Police Constable Shanti
• Vikas Shrivastav as Rajiv Gupte, Candidate 6 and Wassem’s partner
• Kharar Mukherjee as Abhay Roy, CBI Officer in Kolkata
• Deepraj Rana as Inspector Rahul Singh
• Ujjwal Chopra as Inspector Amit Solanki
• Tiku C. Talsania as Magentas, BSJ Jewellery shop owner (special appearance)
• Sachin Nayak as Vella boy
• Neetu Singh as Mrs. Khan, Waseem’s wife
• Vipin Sharma as ACP Bhushan Patel (fake)
• Abha Parmar as Minister Gupta’s wife
• Mukesh S. Bhatt as Minister’s PA
• Gurpal Singh as Telephone repairing guy
• Jarnail Singh as Telephone taping guy
• Ronika as Miss/Mrs. Sharma, P. K.’s daughter
• Sharad Shetty as goon chased by Waseem at Connaught Place
• Suraj Gupta as Informer Munna
• Neeru Bajwa in a special appearance in the song “Gore Mukhde Pe Zulfen Di Chaava”
• Heera Achra as a go-go dancer in the song “Kaun Mera Kya”
• Rahaao as Candidate 19

Special 26 Movie Release Date:

Special 26 was released worldwide on 8 February 2013.

Special 26 Full Movie Watch Online:

Special 26 movie is available on the video streaming Netflix and meant other OTT platforms. You can watch online, watch offline and be available to download.

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Special 26 Movie Tracklist:

All music is composed by M. M. Kreem and the lyrics were written by Irshad Kamil, except the track “Gore Mukhde Pe Zulfen” was composed by Himesh Reshammiya as guest composer, and lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed.

1. Tujh Sang Lagee – KK, M. M. Kreem
2. Gore Mukhde Pe Zulfen – Aman Trikha, Shreya Ghoshal, Shabab Sabri
3. Kaun Mera Kya (Female) – Chaitra Ambadipudi
4. Mujh Mein Tu Hi Basa (Version 1) – Keerthi Sagathia
5. Kaun Mera Kya (Male) – Papon
6. Dhar Pakad – Bappi Lahiri
7. Kaun Mera Kya (Film Version) – Sunidhi Chauhan
8. Mujh Mein Tu Hi Basa (Version 2) – M. M. Kreem
9. Mujh Mein Tu Hi Basa (Film Version) – Akshay Kumar

Special 26 Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:

Special 26 Movie Budget:

The film Special 26 was produced by Shital Bhatia under Friday Filmworks and Kumar Mangat Pathak under Wide Frame Pictures in association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The film was made on budget of ₹390 million.

Special 26 Movie Box Office Collection:

The worldwide gross of Special 26 stands at ₹129 crore (US$17 million).