Abhishek-Aishwarya to play Sita and Ram in Ramayan (Mani Ratnam's next)

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    Of all actors, the real life couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are being cast as Sita and Ram in Mani Ratnam’s new picture, about the Ramayana. Ramayan will see an interesting cast of actors. Comedy king Govinda is slated to play the role of Hanuman. Evil Lord Ravana is to be played by Tamil actor Vikram. However in the Tamil version Vikram plays the role of Rama. The modernized version of Ramayan that Mani Ratnam is attempting is generating a lot of buzz in the industry. Like all classic love stories like Laila Majnu, Jodha Akbar, the theme of Mani Ratnam’s movie will be the love of Ram- Sita. Film Updates