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What sets Special 26 apart is its insistence that cops and robbers operate based on similarly intractable assumptions about each other.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Special 26
Real power resides within the heart
2013 · 2h 24m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Neeraj Pandey
Overview
In 1980s India, a gang of con artists posing as government officials swindle wealthy businessmen and politicians through fake raids, but their biggest heist is threatened by a relentless police officer closing in on them.
Director and cast
- Neeraj Pandey Director
- 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
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