Karthik Calling Karthik Movie Reviews
3.5
Nikhat Kazmi | Times of India
Rock On, Luck By Chance and now Karthik Calling Karthik...seriously guys, Farhan Akhtar is turning out to be a revelation as an actor. As Karthik, the cube farm animal (read office nobody) who lives a drab life in a drab house doing drab work, he is absolutely stunning. His anguish at being unnoticed, exploited and squashed by all and sundry -- both in his personal and professional life -- hits you like a sledgehammer. As does his chutzpah, when he metamorphoses into the otherRead full review3.5
Gaurav Malani | Indiatimes
In times when you can’t grab the audiences’ attention even by directly speaking to them, here’s a protagonist who speaks to himself and yet connects with the audience amazingly. The title is giveaway to the gist of the story. Karthik Narayan (Farhan Akhtar), a socially shy guy, has been this geeky loser at workplace with no friends and a frightful-fat boss (Ram Kapoor). He secretly desires to date the sexy hot girl in office, ShonaliRead full review2.5
Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com
Have you ever received a call from yourself? Is it possible in the first place? There are several theories doing the rounds about the two Karthiks in this movie. So what is it? Is Karthik hallucinating? Does he have a double role? Or a split personality? For most parts of the film, you actually buy the explanation that Karthik does receive calls from, well, Karthik. Let's accept the fact that a concept like this instinctively generates curiosityRead full review2.5
Sukanya Verma | rediff.com
The idea of a mystical assistance to succeed through life's inevitable disappointments is quite a fascinating one. Genie in the lamp, Fairy Godmothers or any wish-granting medium is an upshot of this peculiar human fantasy. Karthik Calling Karthik, too, stems from this deep-rooted desire. Only our eponymous hero (Farhan Akhtar) isn't Aladdin, Cinderella or Bruce Nolan (of Almighty fame). A stereotypical weak geek at the receiving end of his scowling landlordRead full review2.5
Anupama Chopra | NDTV Movies
At one point in Karthik Calling Karthik, Karthik’s boss tells him: You are one strange fellow. That is the understatement of the year. Karthik, played by Farhan Akhtar, is more than strange. We are told that he is a topper from IIM but when we first meet Karthik, he is a singularly oppressed worker drone in a construction company. His boss and colleagues treat him like dirt. He is in love with a colleague, Shonali played by Deepika Padukone.Read full review1.0
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
Karthik Calling Karthik' is actually two films. One, an office romance between a colourless drone and a beautiful colleague who notices him only when the boss lashes out at him in public. And the other about a guy who hears voices in his head and gets strange phonecalls from someone who claims to be him. Karthik calling Karthik, geddit? It could have been one film if first time director Vijay Lalwani had kept the writing and the tone consistentRead full reviewNR
Komal Nahta | Koimoi
Star cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone. Plot: Farhan Akhtar woos Deepika but when they decide to get married, ...Read full review
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3.5
Bollywood Calling New Ideas
movielover4, 9 years agoSuper hit movie. I loved everything about this movie. -
2.0
Have seen better Farhan Akhtar movies
prakashreddy9, 9 years agoThis is one time watch. You can watch this movie to pass your time. -
3.5
Don’t Miss This Call!
kailashmisra, 9 years agoSuper hit movie. I loved everything about this movie. -
3.5
Tring Tring! Tring Tring!
jeevan789, 9 years agoSuper hit movie. I loved everything about this movie. -
3.5
Listen to your heart and take this call….
bollyfan25, 9 years agoSuper hit movie. I loved everything about this movie.