Special 26
2013 · Movie · NR · 144 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics
Set in 1980s India, this crime thriller follows a team of clever impostors who pull off fake government raids to steal from the wealthy and powerful. As they prepare one last, riskier operation, a determined investigator closes in and turns it into a tense game of wits.
Based on 1987 Opera House heist
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Details
- Original title
- स्पेशल 26
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-02-07
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (222 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like smart heist thrillers with wit, tension, and a chase between criminals and law enforcement, especially if A Wednesday or Farzi worked for you; Not for you if you dislike song detours or side romance.
Pros: clever cat-and-mouse tension; fast-paced and engaging; strong performances | Cons: unnecessary romance subplot; songs feel out of place; mixed ethical appeal
Themes
- heist
- con artist
- theft
Cast & crew
Akshay Kumar
as Ajay Singh
Anupam Kher
as P.K Sharma
Manoj Bajpayee
as CBI Officer Wasim Khan
Jimmy Shergill
as Senior Inspector Ranvir Singh
Divya Dutta
as Shanti Ji
Kajal Aggarwal
as Priya Chavan
Rajesh Sharma
as Joginder
Kishore Kadam
as Iqbal
Ujjwal Chopra
as Solanki
Deepraj Rana
as Rahul
Directed by Neeraj Pandey