/> A big excitement awaits Madhavan.

"I'm finally going to work with Mr Bachchan. It been a long-cherished dream. When he did a guest appearance with me in Ramji Londonwale I couldn't stand straight, I was so nervous and excited.

Now we're finally coming together in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti.And all thanks to Arshad Warsi," jokes Maddy about Arshad's unceremonious exit from the project.

Maddy will have to learn to play cards for his gambler's role. "I've never played cards before. So I'll have to strart from scratch. At the moment I've plenty of time to learn stationary skills.

I've just had a painful molar extraction done. I can't go out and can't talk much either. In fact I'm surprised the producers of Teen Patti signed me with this swollen face."

Maddy goes into Teen Patti at year-end. Right now he starts work on the Tamil version of Aziz Mirza's Yes Boss where he steps into Shah Rukh Khan's shoes.

"Nishikant Kamat who directed me in the Tamil version of Dombivali Fast and in Mumbai Meri Jaan put me in touch with the workingclass side of my personality. Now I need to get back to playing super-heroic parts. Otherwise my audience in Tamil Nadu will think I've mellowed down incurably