Akshay Kumar's role in SPECIAL 26 inspired by Natwarlal

Akshay Kumar's role in SPECIAL
CHABBIS inspired by Natwarlal
December 24, 2012 06:24:37 PM
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By Glamsham Editorial
All this while Akshay Kumar's
upcoming film SPECIAL 26 and
his look was closely guarded and
kept completely under wraps so
as not to let out the content.
view SPECIAL 26 stills
However, now, officially, SPECIAL
CHABBIS is being said to be an
edgy gritty heist drama. The
makers are highlighting that the
film is based on the real-life
daring heist dated 19-Mar-1987,
where an unknown man posing
as CBI officer Mon Singh
recruited 26 men and executed a
daylight raid on the Opera House
branch of a reputed jewellery
shop in Mumbai, and
disappeared with jewellery
worth lakhs.
But now sources close to the unit
reveal that Akshay Kumar's role is
somewhat based on Mithilesh
Kumar Srivastava, better known
as Natwarlal. As the folklore goes,
Natwarlal was a famous Indian
con man known for repeatedly
selling Taj Mahal, Red Fort along
with Rashtrapati Bhavan. Until
end no one was able to catch
him and if caught he would
escape and remained a mystery
till his death.

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