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Special 26

Special 26

Real power resides within the heart

20137.32h 24m

Overview

During the 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by conducting fake raids, posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department . They plan to execute their biggest con as a final job while a relentless cop is on their trail.

Directed by Neeraj Pandey
Written by Neeraj Pandey
Produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Shital Bhatia
Box OfficeBudget: $7.1MRevenue: $18.0M

Top Cast

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Ajay Singh

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

P.K Sharma

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

CBI Officer Wasim Khan

Jimmy Shergill

Jimmy Shergill

Senior Inspector Ranvir Singh

Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

Shanti Ji

Kajal Aggarwal

Kajal Aggarwal

Priya Chavan

Rajesh Sharma

Rajesh Sharma

Joginder

Kishore Kadam

Kishore Kadam

Iqbal

Ujjwal Chopra

Ujjwal Chopra

Solanki

Deepraj Rana

Deepraj Rana

Rahul

Themes & Keywords

heistcon artisttheft

About Special 26

Special 26 is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of heist, con artist, theft. Directed by Neeraj Pandey, it stars Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee. During the 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by conducting fake raids, posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department . They plan to execute their biggest con as a final job while a relentless cop is on their trail.

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