It is now clear that Abhishek Bachchan is playing the title role in Raavan. This also means that Vikram will play Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s husband in the film. However, there were speculations on who would play Raavan’s wife Mandodari.

There are reports from Bollywood that Mani initially approached the former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen for the role, but she had turned it down. Finally, the director signed up Bipasha Basu to play Mandodari. This role is said to be very significant in the film and Bipasha also has an item song in it. The shooting with Bipasha is due to begin very soon, we hear.