In February, director Abhinay Deo had confirmed to mid-day that he was gearing up for Aankhen 2 with Amitabh Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra and Akshaye Khanna. Taking the story forward from the 2002 hit that had the megastar playing the mastermind who trains three blind men to rob a bank, the sequel was to be set in a casino. Now, it is heard that Bachchan and Malhotra have opted out of the heist thriller.