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Kamal Haasan plays ten characters in Dasavatharam

ANI | February 19 , 2013

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India's southern superstar Kamal Haasan is all set to don the role of ten different characters in his forthcoming film Dasavatharam (Ten Incarnations). Regarding the film, Haasan said that Dasavathaaram was one of his most ambitious projects. Besides acting, Kamal Haasan has also written the story, screenplay and the dialogues for the film. Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan also congratulated Kamal Haasan on his Herculean effort.

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