Tamil star Vikram is not playing the male lead in Mani Ratnam's next Hindi film, but says he is excited to be a part of the movie.

Ratnam's yet-to-be titled film is reportedly an interpretation of epic 'Ramayan' and Abhishek Bachchan will be cast as Ram, while Aishwarya will play Sita.

'It is a big thing to be sharing screen-space with Abhishek and Aishwarya whom I know well. The fact that I will play the lead in the Tamil version (of the same film) has thrilled me,' Vikram said.

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