Neeraj Pandey-directed Special 26, that has been garnering immense positive response, is likely to be remade down South. Talking to us on phone, Neeraj confirmed the same and said, "Yes, many people from down South have approached me asking for the remake rights. However, the decision of giving the remaking rights lies with the co-producers Friday Filmworks and Viacom 18.” Special 26, based on a real life incident is being liked so much that people from all around want to remake it in some or the other language. “Just yesterday I met Mithun Chakraborty. He complimented me for the film and said that he wants to remake it in Bengali." Special 26 features Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Manoj Bajpayee among others. It is interesting to note that Neeraj’s A Wednesday was remade in Tamil as Unnaipol Oruvan and in Telugu as Eeenadu.