Cottage cheese
She’s back in another slasher flick. Natassha talks about Krishna Cottage to Nicole Dastur
   How is Krishna Cottage different from your first film, Kucch To Hai, considering both are of the same genre?
The two films are completely different. Kucch To Hai was a thriller whereas Krishna Cottage is an out and out horror film, complete with screams and chills, that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats. It is a romantic thriller, the theme being that of obsessive love gone wrong. There are twists in the storyline that will keep one guessing right till the end. The element of fear runs throughout the film.
   You said it’s a romantic thriller. So is there a love-story involved?
Yeah, but it’s not the conventional love story. It involves a love triangle, but there is a thin line between falling in love and possessing the one you love. Love is accompanied by terror, fear, suspicion and obsession.
   What is your role in the film?
In the first half, I play a typical collegegoing girl who is talkative and full of life. My character undergoes a drastic change in the second half. She becomes extremely quiet. Something happens because of which she undergoes a complete change of personality. The character I portray is again very different from the one I played in Kucch To Hai.
   How is it like to work with the Ekta Kapoor banner?
I am extremely comfortable working with Ekta since this is my second film with her. There was a good rapport amongst all of us on the sets since I’ve worked with her previously.
   Was there any particular incident during the shooting of Krishna Cottage that you won’t forget for a while?
Oh yes! One particular night, we were shooting an extremely scary scene, with insects crawling out of a character’s face. We finished the shoot at 4 am. I was so scared after that, that I could not sleep for the next two nights.
   Before your entry into Bollywood, you were doing films down South. Have you made a permanent shift to Bollywood now?
For now I’m concentrating on Bollywood, but I am still open to doing films down South. If I get good offers, I will definitely take them up. I have no qualms about working on Bollywood and South films simultaneously.
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