Amitabh Bachchan, who has played the narrator or sutradhar's role in many films, has excused himself from being one in the Hollywood film John Carter.

Earlier, when the makers of the film approached the superstar for the sutradhar's role for the Hindi version, he decided to do the film. But the actor's current health condition has left him with no choice but to back out of the project.

It is now being said that Salman Khan will now don the hat of the sutradhar for the film.

However, Khan hasn't been able to seal the deal as he is currently in Cuba shooting for Yash Raj Film's Ek Tha Tiger.