Taking
a
cue
from
the
current
string
of
mindless
entertainers,
here's
something
that's
worth
an
applaud
for
it's
well
thought
out,
intelligent
content.
After
making
a
remarkable
debut
with
A
Wednesday,
filmmaker
Neeraj
Pandey's
latest
offering
Special
26
holds
the
potential
to
hit
the
gold
again
at
the
Box
Office.
Special
26,
that
features
Akshay
Kumar,
Kajal
Aggarwal,
Jimmy
Shergill,
Manoj
Bajpai
and
Anupam
Kher
in
the
leads,
is
a
heist
drama
and
an
intelligent
con
film,
based
on
a
real
life
incident.
Story
Special
Chabbis
is
based
on
a
real
life
group
of
con
artists
who
pulled
off
many
clever
robberies
during
1980's,
and
robbed
famous
businessmen
and
politicians
by
pretending
to
be
the
CBI
or
Income
tax
officers.
The
movie
is
highly
inspired
by
the
real-life
daring
heist
dated
19-March-1987
where
the
same
group
posing
as
CBI
officers
executed
a
daylight
income
tax
raid
on
the
Opera
House
branch
of
Tribhovandas
Bhimji
Zaveri
in
Mumbai
and
disappeared
with
jewellery
worth
lakhs.
Performances
The
best
part
of
the
film
would
be
the
remarkable
performances
delivered
by
each
actor.
If
you
have
had
enough
of
Akshay
Kumar's
comedy
genre,
check
him
out
in
this
one.
After
a
lot
of
'ha-has'
and
'he-hees'
in
Housefull
2
and
Khiladi
786,
Akshay
receives
an
intelligent
makeover
for
his
role
in
Special
Chabbis.
Manoj
Bajpayee's
acting
skills
need
no
introduction.
He
delivers
a
first
rate
performance
as
the
relentless
intelligence
officer
Waseem
Khan.
Here's
someone,
who
deserves
a
standing
ovation.
Yes,
Anupam
Kher,
delivers
a
splendid
performance
in
Special
26.
He
yet
again
proves
his
versatility
as
an
actor.
With
Special
26,
Neeraj
Pandey
has
proved
his
potential
to
emerge
as
the
voice
of
the
common
man.
The
main
highlight
of
the
movie
is
the
common
man's
frustration
with
those
who
have
bent
the
system
to
accumulate
wealth
for
themselves,
and
hence
they
try
to
settle
the
score
with
them
by
becoming
con
men
representing
authority.
Verdict
Special
26
is
certainly
one
of
those
intelligent
flicks
amongst
the
lot,
which
deserves
an
applaud.