MUMBAI: Two big films, Teen Patti and Karthik calling Karthik, are set for release this week to combat against the might of My Name Is Khan.

The first film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley, has been directed by Leena Yadav. It is the story of a man and the situations he gets into when he realises that not everything is random as widely assumed. Venkat Subramanium (Amitabh Bachchan) figures out a mathematical formula decoding the card game of poker that helps him precisely point out which card is held by whom. Thus begins a game of intrigue, greed and avarice that affects all those connected to Venkat, including his colleague (Madhavan) and his students.

On the other hand, Karthik Calling Karthik, based on depersonalisation, is the story of an introvert called Karthik, played by Farhan Akhtar, whose life changes with the help of someone who also claims to be Karthik.

Directed by Vijay Lalwani, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone in lead roles while Ram Kapoor and Shefali Shah play supporting roles in the film.
It is going to be quite interesting to see which film takes the lead.