special 26: based on true story

special 26

Special Chabbis [1] is an upcoming Bollywood heist drama movie directed by Neeraj Pandey A Wednesday of fame. The film stars Akshay Kumar Agarwal in the lead and Kajal roles with Jimmy Shergill, Anupam Kher and Manoj Bajpai in Supporting roles. The film takes icts concept from the real-life daring heist dated 19-March-1987 Where an unknown man posing as CBI officer Singh My Recruited 26 men posing as income tax officers executing a daylight raid on the income tax Opera House branch of Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Mumbai, and disappeared with jewelery worth lakhs. The movie is set in the early 1980's. The film is scheduled to release on February 8, 2013.

Cast

Akshay Kumar as Ajay Singh[2]

Kajal Aggarwal

Jimmy Shergill as Senior Inspector Ranvir Singh

Manoj Bajpai as CBI Officer Wasim Khan

Anupam Kher as Sharmaji

Development

The film takes its foundations from the infamous roberry of 19-March-1987, when 26 people posing as income tax officials raided a famous jewellery store in Opera House, Mumbai. They had walked away with jewels worth lakhs. This incident shocked jewellers across Zaveri Bazaar. According to the sources, Neeraj waited for almost three years after A Wednesday, as he wanted Akshay Kumar for the film. Akshay will play the leader of the 26-men army in the film. His character name will interestingly be "Mr. Ajay Singh".[3]

Manoj Bajpai has been roped in to play the real CBI officer,[4] and Anupam Kher will also be playing a vital role in the film.[5] Kajal Aggarwal plays a specially-written role of Mon Singh's love-interest (she is the only female character in the film).[6] Earlier actors Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan were roped in to play the lead. But the role went to Kumar as he was Pandey's first choice.[7] Kajal Aggarwal is playing role of a school teacher.