Seldom
has
an
actor
challenged
himself
so
gravely
in
such
a
wild
variety
of
roles,
add
to
this
his
stage
triumphs
in
school
and
college
and
we're
clearly
talking
about
a
very
special
performer,
indeed:
Shreyas
Talpade,
and
even
if
he
is
blissfully
unaware
of
his
movie-making
highs
and
lows,
his
adoring
fans
aren't.
He
may
have
put
the
odd
toe-tapping
foot
right
since
he
burst
on
the
scene
strutting
his
stuff
in
Iqbal,
but
he's
always
welcomed
back
by
his
fans
with
more
diverse
roles,
be
it
Om
Shanti
Om,
Golmaal
Returns
or
the
recent
Click.
That's
because
Shreyas
Talpade
has
a
reputation
in
the
business
for
being
a
true
gentleman
and
one
of
the
nicest
stars
around.
Happily,
meeting
him
in
the
flesh,
confirms
that
really
is
the
case.
His
career
is
fluctuating
for
better.
It's
good
because
he
is
one
of
the
rare
celebrities
who
wants
his
hands
and
feet
spread
all
over
the
different
genre
of
films
that
directors
are
venturing
into.
So
does
that
tag
him
as
a
risk
taker?
Yes,
it
does.
Because
taking
risks
is
safer
than
avoiding
it.
We
chat
with
the
talented
Talpade
who
is
filming
somewhere
in
the
foothills
of
the
Himalayas
for
his
next
undisclosed
film.
Is
that
spooky
or
scary,
we
don't
know!
What
we
do
know
is
that
his
latest
release
Click
may
just
scare
you,
if
not
spook
you
out,
or
who
knows
you
may
go
home
with
-
a
smile?
You
never
know
when
you're
clicked!
Do
you
define
Click
as
a
supernatural
thriller
or
a
horror
flick?
I
wouldn't
call
it
any
of
these.
I'd
like
to
term
it
as
a
romantic
horror.
The
crux
of
the
film
is
its
romance
and
horror
is
the
format
what
we've
chose
to
tell
the
story.
Was
Sadaa
terrified
to
share
screen
space
with
you
or
horrified?
(Laughs)
Well,
she
was
very
excited
to
be
working
with
me.
She
is
a
very
hard
working
girl
and
desperately
wants
to
make
her
mark
in
Hindi
language
film.
But
I
guess,
she
must
be
hard
working
down
South
too
and
that
shows
in
Click.
A
dedicated
actress,
she
has
no
hang-up's,
no
tantrums,
no
ego,
nothing.
Simple
to
the
core
is
Sadaa.
Does
photography
actually
interest
you?
(Laughs)
Looks
like
a
theme
oriented
interview.
I
do
like
photography.
In
fact,
the
first
time
when
I
started
to
develop
the
passion
of
photography
is
when
I
was
shooting
for
Dor
with
Nagesh
Kukunoor.
Was
there
a
moment
in
your
life
when
a
photograph
couldn't
let
you
sleep?
Meaning,
was
it
nightmarish?
When
we
started
shooting,
there
was
a
time
Sangeeth
Sivan
showed
me
some
pictures
related
to
the
context
of
the
film.
I
asked
him
whether
such
a
thing
exists.
I
mean,
I
asked
him
whether
there
are
really
such
photographs
which
spook
you
out.
Some
of
the
pictures
were
spooky.
From
then
on,
I
started
believing
in
such
photographs.
Negatives
can
also
be
spooky
sometimes.
So
whenever
I
look
at
any
picture
now,
I
try
to
find
if
there
is
anything
hidden
inside
the
image.
You
never
know!
A
film
like
this
has
a
very
selective
audience.
Are
we
still
lacking
in
accepting
cinema
like
Click?
The
number
of
horror
films
we
have
been
making
in
Indian
cinema
is
growing
by
leaps
and
bounds.
It
is
at
least
better
than
what
we
were
making
ten
years
back.
The
genre,
especially
when
it
taps
into
horror,
is
not
really
explored
into
or
worked
into
too
much.
So
you're
right
in
that
regards
but
to
say
that
we
aren't
accepting
it
is
a
bit
misleading.
Films
like
Phoonk,
1920
and
13B
are
examples
that
horror
films
are
working.
The
best
example
is
that
of
Paranormal
Activity
in
Hollywood.
Comedy
and
romance
will
keep
on
existing
but
then
the
audiences
need
a
change,
and
that's
when
horror
films
come
handy.
How
important
is
a
timing
of
a
film
like
Click
when
it
comes
to
its
release
date?
We
hear
that
Hide
&
Seek
has
moved
into
March
12
only
because
MNIK
was
releasing.
Good
films
will
work
eventually.
It
doesn't
matter
what
film
is
next
to
it.
The
notion
that
a
long
weekend
is
coming,
etc
doesn't
make
much
commercial
sense.
Even
if
there
is
a
holiday
for
a
month,
a
film
will
not
work.
A
long
time
back
we
released
Iqbal
with
No
Entry.
Yes,
No
Entry
was
a
bigger
film
than
Iqbal
but
both
worked
well
at
the
box
office.
The
call
of
release
dates
is
primarily
taken
by
the
producer
and
the
director.
So
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
all
boils
down
to
their
mental
strategies,
not
ours.
Any
spooky
incidents
you
can
recall
while
filming
for
Click?
Yes.
We
played
a
prank
on
Sadaa
in
Mauritius.
There
were
lots
of
windows
in
the
backdrop
where
we
were
shooting
and
Sadaa
was
posing
for
pictures
along
with
our
cinematographer.
I
sneaked
in
from
the
back
side
and
decided
to
stand
near
one
of
the
windows,
right
behind
Sadaa.
Our
cinematographer
Mr
Ramji
asked
Sadaa
to
turn
back
as
the
lighting
was
better.
The
moment
she
turned,
I
scared
her.
But
the
place
where
we
were
shooting
in
Mauritius
was
itself
very
spooky.
There
was
some
kind
of
a
mystery
to
it,
I'm
sure.
Recall
the
first
horror
film
you
were
a
witness
to…
I
think
it
had
to
be
from
Ramsay
Brothers.
It
was
Veerana
or
Haveli.
After
that
it
was
Nightmare
On
The
Elm
Street.
We
were
at
a
friend's
place
where
we
saw
the
film
on
the
VHS
by
shutting
all
the
lights
and
drawing
all
the
curtains.
It
was
scary.
Sangeeth
Sivan
is
least
tapped
into.
Do
you
think
he
should
be
making
more
cinema?
Yes.
Sangeeth
Sivan
has
made
some
good
comedy
films
and
suddenly
he
has
moved
to
a
horror
film.
But
not
many
know
that
Sangeeth's
forte
is
thriller
and
horror
flicks.
You
need
that
kind
of
a
psyche
to
understand
what
sound
and
camera
angle
will
look
good
to
make
such
kind
of
a
film,
and
Sivan
has
that
niche.
It's
not
everyone's
cup
of
tea.
It's
good
to
work
with
a
guy
who
is
equally
comfortable
in
comedy
and
yet
switch
to
horror
or
thrillers.
Having
said
that,
Sangeeth
Sivan
needs
to
make
lots
more
films
than
what
he
actually
is
at
the
moment.
How
would
you
market
a
film
like
Click?
Is
there
any
scope
as
far
as
marketing
goes?
I
wouldn't
market
Click
in
a
controversial
way.
I'd
like
to
stay
away
from
controversies,
even
though
I
might
have
gone
down
to
that
path
for
promoting
Click.
I'd
rather
want
people
to
appreciate
the
genre,
the
making
and
the
execution
more
than
marketing.
But
today
when
we
are
into
the
world
of
marketing
where
stars
are
coming
up
with
innovative
ways
to
market
their
film,
Click's
genre
is
the
best
marketing
ever.
Horror
works.
So
horror
is
the
USP
of
Click?
It's
a
mixture
of
many.
Firstly,
as
I
said
earlier,
it's
a
romantic
horror.
Then
it's
Sangeeth
Sivan
and
the
way
we've
treated
the
film
as
a
whole,
especially
the
climax.