Characters:
Farhan
Akhtar:
Karthik
Narayan
Karthik
is
an
introvert
by
nature
and
shy
by
choice.
He
suffers
with
huge
confidence
issues
and
is
miserable
at
his
just
average
job
that
yields
less
than
average
results.
His
boss
treats
him
like
dirt
accepts
himself
to
be
a
looser.
Deepika
Padukone:
Shonali
Mukherjee
Shonali
is
Karthik's
colleague
at
the
office.
He
loves
her
but
she
doesn't
even
knot
that
he
exists.
Later
on
she
falls
for
him.
Synopsis
Karthik
believes
his
life
can"t
get
any
worse
and
accepts
the
fact
that
he
is
a
looser.
One
night,
it
his
phone
rings.
And
Karthik
speaks
to
someone
he
never
thought
he
would.
He
speaks
to
a
man
who
also
claims
to
be
Karthik.
The
man
on
the
phone
says
that
he
is
here
to
change
Karthik"s
life.
Karthik
accepts
the
phone
in
his
life
and
soon
it
becomes
his
guide,
his
mentor,
friend
and
guardian.
And
most
importantly
it
becomes
the
ticket
to
the
love
of
his
life.
Shonali
and
Karthik"s
life
changes
in
ways
that
he
hadn"t
imagined.
Story first published: Monday, February 1, 2010, 11:48 [IST]