That Shreyas Talpade is an extremely talented actor is no secret. But few are aware of how well he can act off-screen, especially when he's making someone the butt of his practical jokes. The cast and crew of Dil Dosti Etc realized this to their peril during the shoot.

The film's shooting was progressing smoothly enough in Delhi when Shreyas decided that things were getting a bit too serious for his liking and decided that it was time to have some fun. The last scene of the day was being canned at the Hindu College canteen. Giving the unit a break from the sweltering Delhi heat were these huge air-coolers, the old fashioned kinds with unprotected fan blades, not the sorts you want to get your fingers or hands caught in. While the rest of the unit was being doubly careful to avoid an accident, Shreyas decided to get careless. Frantic screams by the actor scared the entire unit. The actor had apparently got a finger caught in one of the fan blades and was squirting blood everywhere while screaming in pain. Shreyas was doubled over, clutching onto his hand and sobbing. As the situation looked serious, arrangements were made to have the actor rushed over to a hospital. Half an hour later, a grinning Shreyas returned to the college premises. The joke was on the unit. Shreyas had played a prank on them. The director was a little upset with the prank but the unit was mighty relieved that he was not hurt. All's well that end's well,like they say.