Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

CriticGirl91 My first word of appreciation is for Farhan Akhtar whose films Rock On!!!, Luck by Chance, and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag made me respect him. This is the fourth movie of his as an actor for me, and I salute his intellectual choices. The best aspects about his films is that they are far from the usual masala fare,make a whole lot of sense, and are very relatable.So, the movie starts with poor Karthik being bullied by all sorts of people. And that made me connect instantly. Farhan really brought the character to life, and gave such a realistic feel to it. The movie goes on to depict a little of Farhan's past, which totally convinced me, and his fears in the present owing to his past. Farhan's rise to success was engaging too, and I know I'm repeating myself, but nothing was overstated.For me, the best films are the simplest ones. And this movie does not engage in any kind of complexity. Every subplot is neatly explained, leaving no room for confusion.On the flipside, yes, initially I felt that the romance was a little unnecessary like many others have said. But it worked out so well in the climax. I loved the positive ending, the fact that Shonali was so sensitive to Karthik, and that the film did complete justice to a person representing the mentally disturbed. He was given a second chance in the film, and there was no twist in the end, simply for the heck of thrill. A very sensitive approach by the writer-director.I was disappointed to find that this film did not win any notable awards in its year-2010-when very undeserving films with loud comedy, and unnecessary violence & gore took away all the attention. Awards and popular opinions encourage a certain breed of films, and films like Karthik Calling Karthik deserve much more.I'm a loyal fan of Farhan now.

ANISH GUPTA hey everybody, don't listen critics, this is a superb movie which leaves u engrossed for the whole runtime and never runs away from its point, the characters are real and u feel part of them. the storyline is perfect, the songs are well embedded, farhan and deepika are just brilliant. and the suspense is worth sitting, the background score is enough engrossing that u feel a part of it, the moment it begins. Somehow, I could correlate to KARTHIK from the word go and loved it, I was so into the movie that I watched into full one stretch and didn't even move a single inch here and there, come what may. So forget critics, watch this superb movie and be proud that in this totally blurred and commercial age of bollywood in which actors like SRK and AKSHAY don't know nothing except to be making films for own motive, we have actors like FARHAN which r sincere and want to work from their heart, not because they want to earn money, but because they want to act.

Ramakrishna Hampikere The movie starts and ends with a Rubik's cube..You may wonder why? Well you have to go and watch yourself what it takes for a movie to be totally astonishing..It is a 120 minutes movie but seems like 120 secs..The debutant director Lalwani has done a great job..He has not let the 'suspense' element spill out till the last minute..You start wondering where the movie is heading , but at last you can easily arrange the puzzle's pieces..He needs a applaud for doing the job..Farhan is excellent in looks and acting..He is a simple guy who is satisfied with his life..He doesn't have a mobile phone in this 21st century..He has to be contacted only through land line..This is the soul of the movie..Works for a real estate agency in Mumbai..He likes a gorgeous girl in his office , but is unable to express his love to her..So he just types a email daily and saves it to draft..Every one in the office utilize his 'modesty' to extract a lot of work from him in which he is perfect..But no one respects him..It eats his confidence bit by bit ..Finally one day he breaks..He comes home and throws the land line in despair and it is shattered..So he purchases a new land line set..This changes his life forever..Watch the movie for the suspense element..Enough of spoilers for now..Deepika Padukone is as charming as ever..She fits in the role to the maximum..Her 'attire' needs a special mention..Music through out the movie is superb..You will be completely indulged in it..Cinematography is excellent..So is the art direction..The apartments and the interiors of the residence are mind blowing..If you want to watch a Bollywood flick with a classic taste then this is the one for you..

vachanj I read the reviews before I saw the movie and was really expecting something thrilling and a mind boggling experience with Karthik calling Karthik. Though the theme seems to be good, the story drags the romantic relationship between Farhan and Deepika. For a movie which was supposed to be a thriller drama, it turns out to be more romantic in between. The middle hour is just about them and nothing to do with the theme. The movie could have been cut to one hour.I can think of three main facts that makes the movie watching experience not so good... the transformation in Karthik after he starts receiving the call is extremely exaggerated. The manner in which the character is portrayed in the beginning is successful in winning your sympathy but the 'after' character becomes over confident or over smart.The movie is not very successful in grabbing your attention throughout as it is very predictable. The thrill is just not there! Lastly, movies focusing on some odd rare disease that one in a million get has been used like a zillion times now. Really did not expect something as stupid as that in the end.One can watch the movie when s/he has nothing else to do... not a must see! Some sympathetic scenes and some suspense are the only thing you can expect in the movie.