Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actor Nikitin Dheer, who will be featuring in Rohit Shetty's next film "Sooryavanshi", says he is honoured to be associated with the film.

Nikitin, who will reportedly be seen playing a baddie in the film, on Wednesday took to Twitter to share his excitement.

He wrote: "Sometimes, words can't express the emotions. Just grateful, excited and super charged. Honoured to be associated with this one. Rohit Shetty, Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar."

This is the second time Nikitin will be seen playing a negative character in Shetty's film. The actor had previously played the role of Thangaballi in "Chennai Express", which released in 2013.

Reliance Entertainment is presenting the entertainer, which is backed by Rohit Shetty Picturez, Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films.

The film stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.

--IANS dc/sim/bg