Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Filmmaker Anees Bazmee says the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 script offered no opportunity to feature special appearances from Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan the stars of the original horror comedyBazmee has taken over the responsibility of directing the sequel from filmmaker Priyadarshan who had helmed the 2007 originalBhool Bhulaiyaa which became a blockbuster upon its release featured Kumar as a psychiatrist investigating a haunted mansion while Balan played Avni Chaturvedi the archaeologist wife of Shiney Ahujas Siddharth Narayan ChaturvediThe makers on Tuesday dropped the much-anticipated trailer for the sequel which is headlined by actors Kartik Aaryan Kiara Advani and TabuBazmee said the film features an all-new cast with the exception of actor Rajpal Yadav who also starred in the original as a priest named Chhote PanditI wish there was a scope to get both Akshay and Vidya of them in the film in a guest appearance It would have naturally benefited us but the script didnt give that opportunity If they were together in this film it would have been a happy occasion For this film we have worked on a different kind of scriptExcept for Rajpal Yadav everyone is new If they were in the film it wouldve been good But once you watch all of them youll feel ek tarah se theek he hua in a way its good We have attempted to make a different film he told reportersThe director known for comedies like Welcome and Singh is Kinng said he did feel the pressure stepping into the world of Bhool Bhulaiyaa as the film still enjoys a dedicated followingWhat helped Bazmee ease into the sequel was the script written by Farhad Samji and Aakash KaushikThe first film received a lot of love When I was asked by the producers to come onboard for the sequel naturally I was tense as a director But it was fantastic When you make a sequel the problem is that it shouldnt be exactly like the first part but also shouldnt differ too much from the films worldIts a thin line You have to make a film which gives you a glimpse of the first film and yet is new We have attempted to do just that he addedBhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is set to release on May 20 The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar under the banners of T-Series and Cine 1 Studios PTI JUR RB BK BK