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The crew meet again in Chandigarh at the behest of P.K Sharma, for his daughter's wedding.
The crew meet again in Chandigarh at the behest of P.K Sharma, for his daughter's wedding.


We see SI Ranveer Singh with his senior officer meet the victim of the earlier raid (the minister). The minister reveals that he doesn't want this news to appear in the public domain because he wants to protect his image. The senior officer suspends Ranveer for being irresponsible.
We see SI Ranveer Singh with his senior officer meet the victim of the earlier raid (the minister). The minister reveals that he doesn't want this news to appear in the public domain because he wants to protect his image. The senior officer suspends Ranveer with his colleague Shantiji ([[Divya Dutta]]) for being irresponsible.


We are then introduced to CBI officer Wasim Khan [[Manoj Bajpayee]] who lives with his wife and child in New Delhi. We follow him apprehending a criminal by the name of Gupta, and are given an insight into his character. A disgraced Ranveer Singh meets Wasim, and they decide to join hands to apprehend these criminals.
We are then introduced to CBI officer Wasim Khan [[Manoj Bajpayee]] who lives with his wife and child in New Delhi. We follow him apprehending a criminal by the name of Gupta, and are given an insight into his character. A disgraced Ranveer Singh meets Wasim, and they decide to join hands to apprehend these criminals.
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* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Priya Chavan
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Priya Chavan
* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Ranveer Singh.
* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Ranveer Singh.
* [[Divya Dutta]]
* [[Divya Dutta]] as Shantiji
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Joginder
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Joginder
* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Iqbal
* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Iqbal
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[[Komal Nahta]] stated thatSpecial 26 may be a fairly entertaining thriller but it is not without some glaring flaws in its screenplay. At the box-office, it will not prove to be a paying proposition for the distributors, given its high cost to them (all-India: around Rs. 36-37 crore). Its producers, of course, will make a profit due to the high price at which they have sold the all-India rights and also due to revenues from sale of satellite and other rights.<ref>http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/special-26-review/</ref>
[[Komal Nahta]] stated thatSpecial 26 may be a fairly entertaining thriller but it is not without some glaring flaws in its screenplay. At the box-office, it will not prove to be a paying proposition for the distributors, given its high cost to them (all-India: around Rs. 36-37 crore). Its producers, of course, will make a profit due to the high price at which they have sold the all-India rights and also due to revenues from sale of satellite and other rights.<ref>http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/special-26-review/</ref>

[[Rajeev Masand]] of CNN-IBN gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated that Special Chabbis works on account of its meaty, realistic plot and nicely fleshed out characters. This is solid, assured filmmaking, evident in the meticulous detailing of its 80s production design. The film charms you with its subtle humor, through characters played by Jimmy Shergill and Divya Dutta – two cops conned into helping our fake CBI officers during a sham raid.<ref>http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/greed-is-good/</ref>


Bollywoodlife has given 3.5/5 and says Special 26 is a movie where stars don’t matter and where script is the king. Akshay Kumar and gang pull off a clean heist!<ref name="Special 26 movie review">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/special-26-movie-review-akshay-kumar-and-gang-pull-off-a-clean-heist/| title=Special 26 movie review | author=REZA NOORANI | publisher=Bollywood Life | accessdate=08 February 2013}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>
Bollywoodlife has given 3.5/5 and says Special 26 is a movie where stars don’t matter and where script is the king. Akshay Kumar and gang pull off a clean heist!<ref name="Special 26 movie review">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/special-26-movie-review-akshay-kumar-and-gang-pull-off-a-clean-heist/| title=Special 26 movie review | author=REZA NOORANI | publisher=Bollywood Life | accessdate=08 February 2013}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

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Special 26
File:Special Chabbis movie poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byNeeraj Pandey
Written byNeeraj Pandey
Produced byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Friday Filmworks
Kumar Mangat
StarringAkshay Kumar
Kajal Aggarwal
Jimmy Shergill
Manoj Bajpai
Anupam Kher
Divya Dutta
CinematographyBobby Singh
Edited byShree Narayan Singh
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Himesh Reshammiya
Chandan Sharma
Production
company
Release date
  • February 8, 2013 (2013-02-08)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹35 crore (US$4.4 million)

Special Chabbis [2] is a Bollywood heist drama film directed by Neeraj Pandey of A Wednesday fame. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles with Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpai and Anupam Kher in supporting roles. The film 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, on the pretext of conducting raids they would take away all the black money hoarded by them, the film also takes its concept from 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. The movie is set in the early 1980's.[3]

Plot

The film opens on the date 18/03/1987 where we see a walk-in CBI interview taking place, held by the characters of Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher. The film then goes into flashback.

We see Ajay Singh Akshay Kumar calling a local police station in order to obtain more man-power for a CBI raid. He speaks to SI Ranveer Singh (Jimmy Shergill), who agrees to send the required number of support officers. Ajay, along with accomplice P.K Sharma Anupam Kher, Joginder and Iqbal, proceed to meet the support officers and conduct the raid.

Following the successful raid at a minister's house, it's revealed that Ajay and P.K Sharma are fake CBI officers, along with two accomplices. We see them moving to different parts of the country from which they're from and merging into their every-day lifestyles. This is where we're introduced to Ajay's love interest, Priya Kajal Aggarwal, an about to be married teacher.

The crew meet again in Chandigarh at the behest of P.K Sharma, for his daughter's wedding.

We see SI Ranveer Singh with his senior officer meet the victim of the earlier raid (the minister). The minister reveals that he doesn't want this news to appear in the public domain because he wants to protect his image. The senior officer suspends Ranveer with his colleague Shantiji (Divya Dutta) for being irresponsible.

We are then introduced to CBI officer Wasim Khan Manoj Bajpayee who lives with his wife and child in New Delhi. We follow him apprehending a criminal by the name of Gupta, and are given an insight into his character. A disgraced Ranveer Singh meets Wasim, and they decide to join hands to apprehend these criminals.

Meanwhile, the next raid is being planned by Ajay and co, due to be conducted on a traders' business in Kolkata. Following the more difficult but successful raid, Wasim insists that this should be reported in the newspaper, despite nobody coming forward to report it themselves, as black money is involved.

Upon seeing this in the newspaper, Ajay and P.K Sharma decide to conduct their "big job", a final raid in Mumbai.

After the second raid, the story briefly focuses on Ajay and Priya, with the latter's marriage being planned. She insists to go with Ajay for the final job, but he tells her to meet him at the airport at 4pm on the day.

Meanwhile, Ranveer Singh finds information about P.K Sharma, and Wasim orders that calls from his house must be recorded. This successful as, when on the phone to Ajay, several details about them are divulged to Wasim, including the names Joginder and Iqbal, and 'Ajju' (Ajay's nickname). As a result, under the orders of Wasim, officers successfully track the crew to Mumbai, and to a hotel in which they're staying. We learn that they plan to raid and hence rob a big jewellery store.

Now, Ajay, followed by a CBI officer, goes to a newspaper to advertise for '50 dynamic graduates', with details of an interview stated. Wasim decides to embed his officers amongst the candidates, and they are selected.

Following this, Wasim is able to find out the details of the training process, which includes a mock raid. It is stated that, on the day, the candidates will be trained and then lead out for the mock interview in the afternoon. However, the undercover officers point out that no details about the raid have come to light at this point.

In order to find out more, Wasim and Ranveer go to the hotel and force their way into P.K Sharma's room. He divulges, following a threat of violence, the information about the raid. He also mentions that Ajay is taking revenge on the CBI for not appointing him. Wasim orders Sharma to make sure everything proceeds as normal.

On the day of the raid, Wasim takes charge of the jewellery store, and replaces the jewellery with fake jewellery, with the originals being moved to the jewellery store's nearby workshop. Also, he is given constant information about the activity of the crew and recruits. Ajay informs the recruits that he will come in a different vehicle to them. Sharma leaves with the recruits in a bus, but leaves the bus at police headquarters, telling that he will arrive with Ajay. He also states that nobody should leave the bus until they arrive, and that he is going to verify the paperwork for the raid. In reality, he goes to meet Ranveer Singh. Together with Ajay, a raid of the workshop is carried out. Ajay then goes and meets Priya at the airport.

Meanwhile, at the jewellery store, Wasim is informed that the raid was conducted at the workshop, and works it all out for himself, laughing loudly.

The film ends with Wasim being told over the phone that the CBI has information about the perepetrators, thus suggesting a sequel.

Cast

Development

The film takes its foundations from the infamous robbery 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" (meaning 'unconquered lion' in English) .[4]

Manoj Bajpai has been roped in to play the real CBI officer,[5] and Anupam Kher will also be playing a vital role in the film.[6] Kajal Aggarwal plays a specially-written role of Mon Singh's love-interest (she is the only female character in the film).[7] 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.[8] Kajal Aggarwal is playing role of a school teacher.[9][10] Akshay Kumar slashed his fee by half for Special Chabbis.[11][12]

Filming

The film began shooting from February 23, 2012 in Delhi. The first schedule of the film was shot in Chandni Chowk, following which the unit moved to Jama Masjid.[13]

Marketing

The theatrical trailer of the film was released on the internet on 20th Dec, 2012.This picture is all indian distribute by A wave Ponty Chadha release.[14] The first promo of Nautanki Saala and Chasme Buddoor will be attached with Special 26.[15] The release date of the movie is February 8, 2013.Akshay Kumar, along with the rest of the cast of 'Special Chabbis', will visit the actual spot of crime, which has inspired the heist drama.[16][17] A special screening of film was done for CBI officials on February 6,2013.[18]

Release

Special Chabbis released in 1575 screens in India and sold for hefty prices in many circuits.In Mumbai the film has been sold for around 12 crore.[19]

Critical Reception

Special Chabbis received extremely positive reviews.

Professional reviews
Review scores
Source Rating
Ratemovieshere.com
Bollywood Hungama
NDTV
Zee News
tikkview.com
TOI
Rediff.com
Bollywood Life
Wassupbollywood.com
† indicates that the given rating is an average rating of all reviews provided by the source

Namta Gupta for Ratemovieshere.com says "It is brilliantly made character driven film that will entertain you without jamming your senses with silly antics and frivolous acting." [20]

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4/5 stars, stating that "Special Chabbis is an intelligently woven, slick and smart period thriller with its subject matter as its USP. It's sure to get listed as one of the most gripping heist dramas based on real life occurrences. A film that's sure to win accolades, acclaim and awards. Also, box-office rewards!"[21]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 4/5 stars saying, "Special 26 is an intelligently scripted, superbly acted, enthralling and believable heist film that is more than just that".[22]

Resham Sengar of Zee News as given 4/5 stars saying, "Very rarely would you come across a logically scripted and intelligently-directed drama thriller churned out from the good ol’ Hindi cine factory these days. And here’s a promising Neeraj Pandey for you who is back with a bang (and bang on target) with another awe inspiring film ‘Special 26’.[23]

Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, commenting that "Special 26 doesn't stun you with a social message like Pandey's 'A Wednesday!', but it grips, excites and ahh...climaxes too! And no ... you can't fake this one! Catch it for pure cinematic orgasm."[24]

Sukanya Verma for Rediff.com has given 3.5/5 stars and says Special Chabbis is one of the finest films of the year so far. [25]. Roshni Devi of Koimoi gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that it is watchable for the con-jobs, the humour and Akshay-Manoj’s war of wits.[26]

Gautam Batra & Roma Heer of Wassupbollywood rated Special 26 as 3 / 5 saying "Special 26 is a movie that surely deserves a watch for its performances, story & climax. A little more concentration towards the drama by writer would have taken it to far better level. Overall a good one time watchable movie." [27]

Komal Nahta stated thatSpecial 26 may be a fairly entertaining thriller but it is not without some glaring flaws in its screenplay. At the box-office, it will not prove to be a paying proposition for the distributors, given its high cost to them (all-India: around Rs. 36-37 crore). Its producers, of course, will make a profit due to the high price at which they have sold the all-India rights and also due to revenues from sale of satellite and other rights.[28]

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated that Special Chabbis works on account of its meaty, realistic plot and nicely fleshed out characters. This is solid, assured filmmaking, evident in the meticulous detailing of its 80s production design. The film charms you with its subtle humor, through characters played by Jimmy Shergill and Divya Dutta – two cops conned into helping our fake CBI officers during a sham raid.[29]

Bollywoodlife has given 3.5/5 and says Special 26 is a movie where stars don’t matter and where script is the king. Akshay Kumar and gang pull off a clean heist![30]

tikkview.com has given 4/5 for and says "If you are a good film lover,Don't miss a chance to watch this one.This is well made fun filled con job story.This is one of the best film released in 2013"[31]

Nestrackindia stated that Special 26 is a finally a no nonsense film from Akshay.[32]

Boxoffice

On an average, the collections of Special Chabbis was on an average of 30-35% on morning shows but evening shows picked up very well and went up to 45-50% , due to positive reviews.[33] Special Chabbis started slowly but was strong in the evening shows at multiplexes of big cities, business in smaller centres was weak.[34] The first day collection of the film was around 5.75 crores.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Special 26 (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Special Chabbis Movie Complete Details".
  3. ^ http://www.tikkview.com/movies/3374-special-26
  4. ^ Kunal M Shah. "Akshay Kumar in Neeraj Pandey's next and Nihal's debut in B'town". The Times of India. Retrieved Nov 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Subhash K Jha. "Manoj Bajpayee to play CBI agent in Special Chhabees". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Anupam Kher excited for Neeraj Pandey's next". The Times of India. Retrieved Dec 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Singham actress Kajal Aggarwal signs her next film". Rediff. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  8. ^ "Ajay Devgn roped in for Neeraj Pandey's Special Chabbis". Zee News.
  9. ^ TNN Jan 4, 2013, 12.42PM IST (2013-01-04). "Kajal Aggarwal to play a school teacher - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Special Chabbis: Kajal Aggarwal is in awe of Akshay Kumar- Bollywood- IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  11. ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/akshay-kumar-slashes-fee-by-half-for-i-special-chabbis-i-318073
  12. ^ http://businessofcinema.com/news/why-akshay-kumar-slashed-his-fee-by-50-for-special-chabbis/57459
  13. ^ "Akshay Kumar shoots for Special Chabbis in Delhi". The Times Of India.
  14. ^ "Special Chabbis Official Trailer". YouTube.
  15. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1708601/First-Look-of-Nautanki-Saala-with-Special-26
  16. ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshay-kumar-to-visit-special-chabbis-crime-spot-in-zaveri-bazaar/370922-8-66.html
  17. ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/akshay-kumar-to-visit-i-special-chabbis-i-crime-spot-326422
  18. ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/cbi-wants-to-review-akshay-kumar-s-i-special-chabbis-i-325060
  19. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5381&nCat=
  20. ^ Namta Gupta (February 7, 2013). "Special Chabbis-2013 (Reviews)". Ratemovieshere.com. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Taran Adarsh (February 7, 2013). "Special Chabbis - Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  22. ^ Saibal Chatterjee (February 8, 2013). "Special 26 Review (NDTV)". movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  23. ^ Resham Sengar (February 8, 2013). "Special 26 Review (Zee News)". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  24. ^ Madhureeta Mukherjee (February 7, 2013). "Special 26 - Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  25. ^ Sukanya Verma. "Review: Special Chabbis is an exciting con caper". Rediff.com. Retrieved 08 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  26. ^ http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/special-chabbis-26-review/
  27. ^ Roma Heer (February 9, 2013). "Special 26 Movie Analysis – Gautam Batra & Roma Heer". Wassupbollywood.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  28. ^ http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/special-26-review/
  29. ^ http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/greed-is-good/
  30. ^ REZA NOORANI. "Special 26 movie review". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 08 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  31. ^ http://www.tikkview.com/movies/3374-special-26
  32. ^ http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/2/8/90-Special-Chabbis-Review-Finally-a-no-nonsense-film-from-Akshay.html
  33. ^ "Morning Occupancy". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  34. ^ "Evening Occupancy". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  35. ^ "Special 26 First Day". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

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