Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar are back again with their next film "Karthik Calling Karthik" The Film is slated to release under the banner of Excel Entertainment on 26th February 2010.

'Karthik calling Karthik', a romantic thriller, is the story of a lovable loser Karthik, played by Farhan Akhtar, whose life changes with the help of someone who also claims to be Karthik. It's a thrilling, soulful and romantic journey of this man's victory against all odds. Deepika Padukone plays a pivotal role in the film adding a lot of fun n color to the film!

Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, under the banner of Excel Entertainment and co-produced by Amit Chandrra and Vijay Lalwani, under the banner of Magic Beans. The film is being directed and written by Vijay Lalwani. "Karthik Calling Karthik" stars Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor and Shefali Shah.

Other credits include music by Shankar, Eshaan and Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar and cinematography by Sano Varghese.