Anees Bazmee to direct Aankhen 2 for Gaurang Doshi

16 Jun 2014

12 years after Vipul Shah's directorial debut Aankhen, about a bunch of blind men undertaking a dare devilish bank heist, the film's producer Gaurang Doshi is all set to roll with the sequel.

Gaurang had a massive fall-out with Vipul Shah during the making of Aankhen . They parted acrimoniously and the sequel remained uncertain for all these years. Until now. Interestingly, Aankhen 2 will be directed by Anees Bazmee who had a fall-out with Vipul Shah during the making of Singh Is Kinng . Confirming this Anees says, "Yes, Gaurang and I have met over Aankhen 2. I am now in Ahmedabad for a function. As soon as I return to Mumbai we'll finalize the details." Adds Gaurang Doshi, "12 years seems like a long time to sit on a sequel. But what to do? So much has happened since then.

Aankhen 2 will have a completely new cast." The original film was top-lined by Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Bipasha Basu.

Says Gaurang, " Aankhen 2 will have a completely new cast. But I can assure you, the actors would be as exciting this time as they were in Aankhen. God willing we'll make a stupendous success. Anees is the king of successful sequels."