Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will play a negative role in Kamal Haasan's forthcoming Tamil film "Dasavataram".

Kamal told the media that Mallika had accepted the role of a villain.

He said the brief discussion took place when she was here recently for shooting in Mani Ratnam-directed "Guru", in which she plays a crucial cameo role.

According to Kamal, Mallika told him she was "prepared to play any role" in a film made by him. Kamal is playing 10 different roles in the film.