Amitabh Bachchan to play the villain in Aankhen 2

The Deewar megastar will be donning a negative character almost after nine years.

It is no secret that Amitabh Bachchan believes in testing his limits with every new project and now he is going to play a villain in Aankhen 2.

Aankhen, directed by Vipul Shah, released in 2002.

According to a leading daily, the 73-year-old actor will once again team up with director Aditya Chopra for the sequel to Aankhen (2002), but this time with a twist as he will be the bad guy.

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Confirming the news, the legendary actor said, “I have a film with Gaurang Doshi which I start after Pink. And that’s Aankhen 2,” adding “I play the villain.”

The Deewar megastar will be donning a negative character almost after nine years.

The last time the actor turned antagonistic was for Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag in 2002.

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Meanwhile, it has also been reported that actor John Abraham has opted out of the sequel.

The decision has come in the wake of an injury that the 43-year-old actor suffered on the sets of Force 2.

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