Brother Ki Dulhan "is a fun good one-time watch." Rahul Gangwani from Filmfare gave it 3 out of 5 stars and called it Knot recommend however he praised the performance of the lead actress and added: "the film ultimately belongs to Katrina Kaif. She sparkles, sizzles and infuses energy into the film. Watch out for the scene where she breaks into the shehnai rendition from Ashutosh Gowariker Swades." Rajeev Masand in his review for CNN-IBN called the film too predictable and said: "The film doesn't always work because it relies too heavily on silly stereotypes and clichés, and because you can see exactly where it's going from the moment you settle into your seat. I'm going with two out of five for director Ali Abbas Zafar's Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Aside from a few enjoyable moments, this film recycles so much that you've already seen before." Hamara Bollywood gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said that Katrina Kaif's performance alone 'is worth paying the admission price.' Box office India Mere Brother Ki Dulhan has had a good opening with first day of 75.0 million net, It had a good first weekend of 255.0 million net. the film held up well on Monday with business of the 37.5 million net mark, taking its four-day business to Rs 290 million net. It grossed net in the first week of its release. Thus it became the ninth highest-grossing film of 2011. At the end of its theatrical run the film grossed Cr in India and a world-wide gross of against a budget of . Overseas The film collected from overseas markets. Soundtrack The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by Sohail Sen, best known for being the man behind the music of What's Your Raashee? (2009). Lyrics are penned by Irshad Kamil, the first working between Sohail Sen and Irshad Kamil. Ali Zafar sings one song in the film. "Madhubala", the song picturized on Katrina Kaif was a tribute to yesteryear's popular actress Madhubala. The music was released on 9 August 2011. The album contains six original tracks and two remixes. Reception The soundtrack of the film received positive reviews from music critics. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama rated the album favorably, awarding it 3.5/5, stating "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is a winning album by all means and has in it to be widely popular in days to