Bipasha Basu to play Abhishek Bachchan’s wife in Mani Ratnam’s Raavan

Bipasha Basu to play Abhishek Bachchan’s wife in Mani Ratnam’s Raavan

When Mani Ratnam announced his lead stars Aishwarya & Abhishek Bachchan for his upcoming project Raavana, everyone wondered if real-life couple will be portrayed as husband wife in the film too (like Guru). Soon news that Abhishek plays Raavana while Aishwarya plays Sita and Vikram plays her husband Rama. Mani had been looking for an actress who would be perfectly suited to play Ravana’s wife, Mandodari. The suspense is now over. Bipasha Basu has been signed on to play Mandodari, who was Ravana’s favourite wife.
A source says, “Bipasha immediately said yes to the role. She had agreed to do it a month ago but Mani Ratnam had given her strict instructions to not talk about it.”



“Bipasha’s costumes are ready. She is very happy with her look in the film. She is looking forward to joining the unit of Raavana,” adds the source.



Earlier, Sushmita Sen was offered the role but she had turned it down because rumours suggest she dint want to act secondary to her arch rival Aishwarya.

About Mandodari
Although Ravana married several times, Mandodari always remained his favourite. Mandodari too loved Ravana very much. She always wished well for him and tried to keep him on the right path. When Ravana abducted Sita, Mandodari gently tried to convince him that he should not lock horns with Rama and let Sita go back to her husband. It is believed that Mandodari had invented chess.