Two established actors to join 'Aankhen 2' star cast

Director Anees Bazmee says he will soon announce the names of two "established actors" who will join the star cast of 'Aankhen 2'

Director Anees Bazmee says he will soon announce the names of two "established actors" who will join the star cast of 'Aankhen 2'.

Anees Bazmee

Makers of the sequel of 2002 'Aankhen' last night officially announced the star cast for the film, which has megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Arshad Warsi, Ileana D'Cruz, southern actress Regina Cassandra on board.

A video clip of the star cast was screened at the event which also showed a character in the film, named Rahul - The mysterious man - whose identity is yet to be unveiled.

"There will be two more actors for 'Aankhen 2', one who will play the role of a blind man, named Rahul. The actor who will play this part is a well known actor from the younger generation. There would be another well known actor who would be part of the film as well," Bazmee told PTI.

In the second installment, Arjun, Arshad will play the role of blind men, while there would be one more young actor who would join the duo to carry out the heist.

The 'Welcome Back' helmer without divulging much about the role of another well known actor, said, "He is a grey character, but he is comedian also."

Meanwhile, grapevine was abuzz that either Akshay Kumar or Abhishek Bachchan was going to be a part of 'Aankhen 2'.

When asked about it, Bazmee said, "There was lot of speculation happening about the casting like Katrina Kaif is going to be part of it, Abhishek and Akshay but we never gave out any names."

According to Bazmee, official announcement about the two actors will be made soon.

First part, "Aankhen" saw three blind men, played by Arjun, Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar, rob a bank that was once headed by Bachchan.

Though the basic premise of the story is same, Bazmee says, sequel will have a different angle with the heist centring around a casino.

"The three blind men will rob casino. Till now no robbery has taken place in a casino. We will shoot in a casino abroad for this," he added.

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