 Padukone had five film releases in 2010.Her first role was in the psychological thriller "Karthik Calling Karthik", where Padukone was cast as the supportive girlfriend of a depressed man (played by Farhan Akhtar).Derek Elley of "Variety" found the film to be "thinly plotted" but considered "the uncomplicated ingenuousness of Padukone" to be the film's highlight.