In 2008, Barve made a special appearance in the film De Dhakka and played a cameo role of Parimal Bhosle in the Hindi film Saas Bahu Aur Sensex.
Saas Bahu Aur Sensex grossed ₹2.7 million (US$38,000) domestically.
In 2009, Barve featured in the Ashok Saraf's producer debut Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad  (2009), a comedy romance in the role of Sulakshana, who has feelings for her father's enemy's son and lies to her father that she is pregnant in order to visit the U.S. Her next appearance was in Gajendra Ahire's film Sumbaran (2009), in which she played a Dhangar girl named Kalyani.
Barve's final appearance of 2010 was opposite Upendra Limaye in the National Award winning film Jogwa, dealing with religious superstitions in rural India.
She played Suli, a Jogtin, a happy and innocent girl who is forced into a lifetime of servitude to the local deity, who enters a relationship with Tayappa, a forced eunuch.
To prepare for the role, Barve studied the life of a Jogtin through photographs and by observing day-to-day rural behaviour.
For this portrayal, Barve won the awards for Best Actress at Maharashtra State Film Awards (2009) and at Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards (2010).
In 2009, Barve was honoured by the Sangeet Natak Akademi with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for achievement in Marathi theatre.

Barve's next release was the Bollywood film Thanks Maa (2010); she played a cameo role of Lakshmi, a prostitute.
Taran Adarsh of entertainment portal of Bollywood Hungama wrote of her performance, "Mukta Barve; effective".
Thanks Maa grossed ₹1.1 million (US$15,000) domestically.
In 2010, Barve also starred in Satish Rajwade's romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai, opposite Swwapnil Joshi.
Her character was a girl based in Mumbai, going to Pune and lands up meeting Joshi's character.
The chemistry between Barve and Swwapnil Joshi was compared with that of Bollywood's actors Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan.
Her next appearance was in the TV show Agnihotra (2010), in which she played Manjula Shripad Agnihotri.
Her next release was Aika Dajiba (2010), where she played Sharu, a girl who falls for a Gujarati grocer's son in the village.
Barve next featured in Vikram Gokhale's directorial debut, Aaghaat (2010) as Dr. Smita Deshmukh.
For this, Barve won the award for Best Actress at the Pune International Film Festival (2011).
In 2010, she also played Adv.
Meera Patwardhan in the TV show Lajja, alongside Girija Oak and Piyush Ranade.
At the Raja Paranjape Film Festival 2011, she was honoured with the Tarunai Sanmaan Award for her contribution to the Marathi film industry.
In 2011, she featured in an episode of the Marathi show Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe, opposite Swwapnil Joshi.
In the episode, she played Gauri, a village belle who is married to a city boy, Siddhanth (played by Swwapnil Joshi).
In 2008, Barve made a special appearance in the film De Dhakka and played a cameo role of Parimal Bhosle in the Hindi film Saas Bahu Aur Sensex. Saas Bahu Aur Sensex grossed ₹2.7 million (US$38,000) domestically. In 2009, Barve featured in the Ashok Saraf's producer debut Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad  (2009), a comedy romance in the role of Sulakshana, who has feelings for her father's enemy's son and lies to her father that she is pregnant in order to visit the U.S. Her next appearance was in Gajendra Ahire's film Sumbaran (2009), in which she played a Dhangar girl named Kalyani. Barve's final appearance of 2010 was opposite Upendra Limaye in the National Award winning film Jogwa, dealing with religious superstitions in rural India. She played Suli, a Jogtin, a happy and innocent girl who is forced into a lifetime of servitude to the local deity, who enters a relationship with Tayappa, a forced eunuch. To prepare for the role, Barve studied the life of a Jogtin through photographs and by observing day-to-day rural behaviour. For this portrayal, Barve won the awards for Best Actress at Maharashtra State Film Awards (2009) and at Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards (2010). In 2009, Barve was honoured by the Sangeet Natak Akademi with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for achievement in Marathi theatre.
Barve's next release was the Bollywood film Thanks Maa (2010); she played a cameo role of Lakshmi, a prostitute. Taran Adarsh of entertainment portal of Bollywood Hungama wrote of her performance, "Mukta Barve; effective". Thanks Maa grossed ₹1.1 million (US$15,000) domestically. In 2010, Barve also starred in Satish Rajwade's romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai, opposite Swwapnil Joshi. Her character was a girl based in Mumbai, going to Pune and lands up meeting Joshi's character. The chemistry between Barve and Swwapnil Joshi was compared with that of Bollywood's actors Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. Her next appearance was in the TV show Agnihotra (2010), in which she played Manjula Shripad Agnihotri. Her next release was Aika Dajiba (2010), where she played Sharu, a girl who falls for a Gujarati grocer's son in the village. Barve next featured in Vikram Gokhale's directorial debut, Aaghaat (2010) as Dr. Smita Deshmukh. For this, Barve won the award for Best Actress at the Pune International Film Festival (2011). In 2010, she also played Adv. Meera Patwardhan in the TV show Lajja, alongside Girija Oak and Piyush Ranade. At the Raja Paranjape Film Festival 2011, she was honoured with the Tarunai Sanmaan Award for her contribution to the Marathi film industry. In 2011, she featured in an episode of the Marathi show Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe, opposite Swwapnil Joshi. In the episode, she played Gauri, a village belle who is married to a city boy, Siddhanth (played by Swwapnil Joshi).
Mukta Barve