 Shubhra Gupta of "The Indian Express" credited her for "not just putting the focus on the ravaged-skin-with a missing ear-and-nostril, but reflecting a mix of pain, anger, resignation, and finally, arriving at some kind of resolution".Teo Bugbee of "The New York Times" added that "Padukone is by turns inquisitive, watchful and serene but never maudlin".It did not perform well commercially.