This Article is From Feb 08, 2013

Today's big releases: Special 26, ABCD

Today's big releases: Special 26, ABCD

ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance and Special 26 both reportedly defy the rules of conventional cinema

Highlights

  • Cinegoers can look forward to a double bonanza at the box office with ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance and Special 26 releasing today.
  • Both promise to be out and out entertainers but ones that defy the rules of conventional cinema. While Special 26 is a heist drama, i>ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance will be India's first serious dance based film. .
  • Special 26, starring Akshay Kumar, reportedly recreates a true-life incident from March 1987, where a bunch of conmen posing as CBI officers raided a well-known jewellery store in Mumbai and walked away with loot worth lakhs of rupees. If reports are to be believed, this is one of Akshay Kumar's finest performances till date. .
  • The movie, directed by Neeraj Pandey of A Wednesday fame, is expected to be a fast-paced thriller which will keep the audience glued to their seats. In choreographer-turned director Remo D'Souza's ABCD, Prabhu Deva, one of India's best dancers, plays the lead along with a lineup of well-known choreographers. .
  • Contrary to rumours that he has only a cameo to play in ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, Prabhu Deva said, in an interview to IANS, that he has a full-fledged role in the film. .
  • He had said, "I am there throughout, and choreographer Ganesh Acharya plays my best friend. It is not just a film that uses the film medium as a pretext for dancing. There is a very emotional story in ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance."
New Delhi: Cinegoers can look forward to a double bonanza at the box office with ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance and Special 26 releasing today.

Both promise to be out and out entertainers but ones that defy the rules of conventional cinema. While Special 26 is a heist drama, i>ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance will be India's first serious dance based film. .

Special 26, starring Akshay Kumar, reportedly recreates a true-life incident from March 1987, where a bunch of conmen posing as CBI officers raided a well-known jewellery store in Mumbai and walked away with loot worth lakhs of rupees. If reports are to be believed, this is one of Akshay Kumar's finest performances till date. .

The movie, directed by Neeraj Pandey of A Wednesday fame, is expected to be a fast-paced thriller which will keep the audience glued to their seats. In choreographer-turned director Remo D'Souza's ABCD, Prabhu Deva, one of India's best dancers, plays the lead along with a lineup of well-known choreographers. .

Contrary to rumours that he has only a cameo to play in ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, Prabhu Deva said, in an interview to IANS, that he has a full-fledged role in the film. .

He had said, "I am there throughout, and choreographer Ganesh Acharya plays my best friend. It is not just a film that uses the film medium as a pretext for dancing. There is a very emotional story in ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance."

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