Her third film in the year was Vikram Phadnis' Smile Please wherein she played the role of Nandini Joshi, a photographer, who is diagnosed with an early-onset dementia, to find sense of purpose and dignity opposite Lalit Prabhakar and Prasad Oak. Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India wrote about her performance "Mukta portrays the strong-headedness and vulnerability of Nandini with aplomb". Production and other work In the same year, 2010, Barve hosted Amhi Marathi Pora Hushar, a game show. In 2012, Barve hosted Zee Gaurav Puraskar, alongside Swwapnil Joshi. In 2012, she also became the brand ambassador of Suyog Group along with Swwapnil Joshi. In 2013, Barve turned producer with her own production house named after her friend Rasika Joshi. In 2014, Barve produced a poetry based theatre program, Rang Nava, with composer Milind Joshi, in the program, Barve also recited her own written poetry. Along with Rang Nava, she has also produced two plays Chhapa Kata and Lovebirds, in which she has also acted. On 7 December 2014, the first death anniversary of Vinay Apte, Barve wrote an article reviving memories of Apte for the Marathi daily newspaper, Loksatta. In 2014, she performed a scene from her play Kabaddi Kabaddi in the TV special program Vinay Ek Vadal. In 2015, she became a judge for 9X Jhakaas' Jhakaas Heroine (season 2). In 2015, she produced one more play, Indira under Rasika Productions, her production house. In 2015, Barve, along with some other actors, took initiative in an expedition, "Pakshi Vachva" started by the NGO Animals Matter To Me, for the protection of birds. Barve has written a poetry named "Shodh", which was published by Loksatta on 8 February 2016. Barve recently inaugurated a special two-day seminar Badalta Maharashtra, organised by the Marathi daily Loksatta International Women Day, 8 March 2016. She also shared her thoughts about the importance of women in Maharashtra in the special segment Karti Karviti of the same seminar inaugurated by her. Due to the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in India, theatre enthusiasts were not able to pay for and watch shows as the new notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 had just started to print. As a producer, Barve installed credit card and online payment systems for her theatre shows. In October 2016, Barve produced a yet another Marathi play, Deepsthamb under the banner of Rasika Productions and in