Reportedly Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan opted out of Mani Ratnam's Raavanan (Tamil version), where he was originally slated to play the role of Dev, due to language problems. Southern actor Prithviraj now plays Dev's character in the Tamil version and Vikram essays Raavan's role. "When Mani decided to make Raavan, it was only in Hindi. The idea of a Tamil version came later. He told me to swap roles from 'Beera' in Hindi to 'Dev' in Tamil. Though I agreed initially, I realised that I would not be able to do justice to the role since I am not comfortable with the language," Abhishek said.
“I told Mani that I did not want to do a film in a language which I did not understand. It is important for an actor know the language. Though Mani was adamant, I managed to convince him that I would not be able to do the best job. Moreover, I had my hands full with 'Beera' which was a tough character to play,” the actor revealed.
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