Special 26
A daring crew of con artists posing as CBI officers set out to execute their most audacious raid yet, while a relentless police inspector closes in, threatening to expose their elaborate deception.
“Real power resides within the heart”
Synopsis
In the 1980s in India, a group of con artists defrauded businessmen and politicians by staging fake raids, impersonating officers from the CBI or the Income Tax Department. They devised a plan to carry out their largest con as their final heist, while a determined police officer pursued them.
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Edited by Shree Narayan SinghShot by Bobby SinghScored by M M KeeravaniDesigned by Sunil Babu
Box Office
2013 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× its budget
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$18.0M
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Cast & Crew
36 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
12Bhagwan Tiwari
as Sanjay More
Tiku Talsania
as Magandas
Kharaj Mukherjee
as CBI Officer Roy
Mukesh Bhatt
as Minister's PA
Sukhwinder Chahal
as Mr. Gupta (Minister)
Abha Parmar
as Mrs. Gupta
Gurpal Singh
as Telephone Technician
Adithi Kalkunte
as Candidate 9
Ishita Vyas
as Candidate 10
Bobby Bedii
as Candidate 13
Atul Sharma
as Candidate 14
Neeru Bajwa
as Dancer in song
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1Producers
4Other crew
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