Claim: Several films feature Kajal Aggarwal as the female lead.

Special 26 , also known as Special Chabbis , is a 2013 Indian heist crime thriller film directed by Neeraj Pandey . It stars Akshay Kumar in the lead protagonist role with Manoj Bajpayee , Anupam Kher , Kajal Aggarwal , Jimmy Shergill and Divya Dutta in supporting roles . The film is inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist where a group posing as Central Bureau of Investigation -LRB- CBI -RRB- officers executed an income tax raid on the jeweler in Mumbai . Special 26 released on February 5 , 2013 to widespread critical acclaim and was regarded as one of the best films of 2013 .