Neeraj Pandey's written and directed period heist thriller film Special 26 completed 12 years. The film was produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Shital Bhatia, and Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banners of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Wide Frame Pictures, and Friday Filmworks.
The film, starring Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Anupam Kher in the lead roles, was released in theatres on 8th February 2013. Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Wide Frame Pictures distributed the film across India.
Rajesh Sharma, Divya Dutta, Kishor Kadam, Kharaj Mukherjee, Sachin Nayak, Neetu Singh, and Deepraj Rana appeared in crucial roles in this film. The film was remade in Tamil as Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, with Suriya reprising Akshay Kumar's role and Vignesh Shivan directing.
Special 26 marked the 2nd Hindi film for Kajal Aggarwal in a lead role and her maiden collaboration with Akshay Kumar. The film marked director Neeraj Pandey's 2nd collaboration with Jimmy Sheirgill and Anupam Kher after A Wednesday in 2008.
The film marked director Neeraj Pandey's maiden collaboration with Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal. M. M. Kreem and Himesh Reshammiya composed the music for this film marking their maiden collaboration with director Neeraj Pandey.
Surinder Sodhi composed the background score for this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Neeraj Pandey. Bobby Singh handled the cinematography of this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Neeraj Pandey.
Shree Narayan Singh edited this film marking his 2nd collaboration with director Neeraj Pandey after A Wednesday in 2008. The film, made on a budget of around Rs 30 crores, achieved a box office collection of over Rs 103 crores.
The film marked 2nd collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Manoj Bajpayee after Bewafaa in 2005. The story of this film is based on the 1987 Opera House heist.
Special 26 marked 2nd directorial venture of Neeraj Pandey, since making his directorial debut in 2008 with the thriller film A Wednesday starring Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Sheirgill, Aamir Bashir, Deepal Shaw.
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