Pradeep Sarkar's drama "Lafangey Parindey" (2010) starred Padukone as a blind girl determined to win a skating competition. In preparation, she observed the interactions of blind people and rehearsed scenes while blindfolded. Writing for "The Hindu", Sudhish Kamath was particularly impressed by the "considerable restraint" with which she played her part. Her next role was opposite Imran Khan in the romantic comedy "Break Ke Baad". CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand found the film to be "watchable largely for the performance of its leading lady." Padukone's final release of 2010 was Ashutosh Gowarikar's period film "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey" opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Based on the book "Do and Die", the film is a retelling of the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid. Bachchan featured as the revolutionary leader Surya Sen and Padukone played Kalpana Dutta, his confidante. Padukone said that she was unable to research her role as there was very little information on Dutta and relied on Gowarikar's direction. It did not perform well commercially.