 With a worldwide gross of over , "Piku" emerged as a box office hit, and garnered Padukone several awards, including second Best Actress awards at Filmfare and Screen.Later in 2015, Padukone played the part of a businessperson who helps Ranbir Kapoor's character overcome his conflicts in Imtiaz Ali's romantic drama "Tamasha".Despite poor financial returns, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com named Padukone's performance as the best by an actress that year, writing that she "is so potent in "Tamasha", it's almost as if you can hear her heartbeat across the screen".