suryabali Neeraj Pandey's Special 26 is an amazing drama thriller film which challenge the classic genre movies to be the part of it.The main key points to watch this movie are: 1. Script: Brilliant and Intelligent script by Neeraj Pandey after A Wednesday is the key point of the movie.2. Direction: Again, Excellent and Perfect direction by Neeraj Pandey has made it watchable again and again and again..............................3. Acting: Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, jimmy sheirgill and Anupam Kher with a very large number of supporting casts has done it!!!!!! 4.Cinematography & Background score: Remember, It is a PERIOD film. so the role of Cinematographer is very important to feel the audience that it actually happens in 1987. And the Background score is another key point to the film which feels the thrill that what is going.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO ANY HUMAN BEING AROUND THE WORLD

balram-yadav This movie could have been a lot better. It supposedly based on a true story, and had potential to be a unique, gritty and thoroughly enjoyable thriller. However, the movie is bogged down in unnecessary romantic angle,silly cons and no character development. This con movie has songs, dances, silly jokes all it is missing is smart characters that are required to carry out such cons and their interesting lives. The movie spend very little time on 3 out of 4 con-men, so we have very little window in their lives or back story about their initiation into such high risk business. Most of the con seems too easy and exaggerated. It is sad commentary on Hindi cinema where such mediocre movie is considered - unique, epic, grand and exciting.

Swapnilagarwal An air of urgency, a wave of 'what next' with a little heat of 'why the romantic angle and songs' is what summarizes Neeraj Pandey's latest outing, 'Special 26'! Till a little after intermission, one wonders why the movie has been titled so. Well, there is more beyond the name. Let's delve into the special nuances:• Performances: Whoa! Neeraj, yet again manages to extract real feel from the reel characters! Whether it be the mastermind, shrewd, opportunist Akki or the more suave but vulnerable yet impressive veteran Anupam Kher. Manoj Bajpai is a treat to watch! The GOW actor is again at his best here whether it be his puns, mannerisms or body-language, all changing as chameleon with the requirements of the story. Jimmy Shergil does full justice to his erratic role. Other supporting actors like Divya Dutta, Tiku Talsania, etc. look well-suited to their characters. Kajal Aggarwal, the so-called female lead of the film is perhaps there to add G-quotient. However, her character only slows the otherwise crisp, high-voltage drama.• Plot and treatment: It's the unusual plot and its execution which score the highest marks for S-26. Bole to, film Ki asli power inhi me hai! The film has a realistic feel of the 1980s be it the gadgets of that era, or the hardly crowded roads or fashion statements. The film is said to be based on true con-incidents that occurred before the license- raj ended in India in 80s. On a macro look, it might look like a normal Chor-police story, sans the high-fundooism and macho-factor of a 'Dhoom' series. However, as the movie progresses, you will find it more amusing, captivating and hair-raising yet entertaining to the core with some taali-mar dialogs!• Music: was not required upfront, though there were 3-4 unrequired songs without which S-26 could have been crispier. However, the background score is one important ingredient in the film as it adds pace to the happenings and gives the 200 mts race, speed of a 100-mt!• Cinematography: Decent enough to make the terrains, places, locations believable and realistic to suit the era and the demand of the story.• Flaws: Yes, S-26 is not short of any flaws. Unnecessary romantic angle and songs I have already mentioned about. Also, a couple of shots filmed with Mumbai sea in background look very artificial. Perhaps, the director wanted to film them in the 80s the ishtyle only!In all, Special 26 is no less special for a watch. After a long time, the climax of a movie didn't disappoint. It's not another 'A Wednesday', but definitely worth a watch. Go for it guys, paisa-vasool hai!

rahuljonathan-nair SPECIAL 26 is not one of those mindless masala entertainers with leave- your-brains-at-home attitude. SPECIAL 26 encompasses three startling cases that sent a shiver down the spine of many a businessman in the 1980s. What makes the film tick is the manner in which Neeraj Pandey integrates these episodes in a sequence and develops a clever cat and mouse saga between law breakers and law enforcers. Like A Wednesday, SPECIAL 26 also sets you thinking.Yet, it's sharp, intelligent and thoroughly enjoyable. On the whole, SPECIAL 26 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!