Rajinikanth told me not to play villain in ‘Robot’: Amitabh Bachchan

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed his good friend Tamil superstar Rajinikanth told him not to play villain in the former’s blockbuster “Robot”.
The 2010 Tamil movie, directed by S Shankar, starred Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles.
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“Shankar had come to me and he wanted me to play the villain (in ‘Robot’). I called Rajini. He said, ‘people will not accept you as a villain, so don’t do it’. I said ok,” Bachchan said in an interview here.
There were reports that Bachchan was approached for “Robot 2”, but the star dismissed it, saying he was not offeredc the role.
Meanwhile, gossip mills are also abuzz that Bachchan would be a part of “Dhoom 4”.