Shreyas Talpade: I was typecast in comedy roles in Bollywood

Actor Shreyas Talpade won many hearts with the criticallyacclaimed Iqbal (2005). He played the role of a cricketobsessed aurally challenged boy from a remote Indian village, who goes against all odds to fulfil his dream of becoming a cricketer.

Shreyas went on to do films such as Dor (2006), which gave him a chance to showcase his acting chops. But his penchant for comedy, which though gave a boost to his popularity, somewhere overshadowed his versatility.

The 41-year old says it’s easy to get typecast in a genre in Bollywood. “I would love to do more films like Iqbal. After that film, people felt that I won’t be able to do comedy roles. But then Golmaal Returns (2008) came my way, and it worked big time. So then everyone started offering me more of such roles. It became all about comedy. But I’d love to do a film like Iqbal again.”

To keep himself motivated, he felt the need to take a break. “If you do the same thing again and again, you get bored. This is why I took a small break around 2012, and then decided to venture into production and did a Marathi film like Poshter Boyz,” adds Shreyas, whose latest film Golmaal Again is doing well at the box office, and has entered the 200 crore club.

After Golmaal Returns (2008) worked big time, everyone started offering me more of such roles SHREYAS TALPADE, ACTORFILMMAKER

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