Romance, Mystery, Thriller  •  2010  •  135 min

Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)

Karthik Calling Karthik poster

Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.


Starring Cast

Farhan Akhtar  •   Deepika Padukone  •   Ram Kapoor

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative focuses on an individual's psychological struggle with depression and identity, offering an individualistic solution of self-acceptance and personal responsibility. Its themes are largely apolitical, centering on universal human experiences rather than partisan ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

This Bollywood film features a cast that is traditional and representative of the Indian film industry, without explicit DEI-driven casting in the context of challenging Western norms. The narrative focuses on a psychological thriller and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Karthik Calling Karthik is a psychological thriller centered on a man's battle with depression and a mysterious caller. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate within the film's content.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Karthik Calling Karthik is a psychological thriller centered on a man's battle with depression and a series of enigmatic phone calls. The film does not feature any transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Karthik Calling Karthik is an original film, not an adaptation or biopic. Therefore, there are no pre-existing characters from source material or history whose gender could have been swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Karthik Calling Karthik is an original film, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. The characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.0
Metacritic logo
N/A

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