 She was drawn to the depiction of a realistic father-daughter bond, which she thought was rare in Hindi cinema.Reviews for the film were positive; Tanmaya Nanda of "Business Standard" praised the film's feminist tone, and wrote that Padukone proves "what she is capable of when given something more to do than look pretty and be the crazy-dance girl at parties".NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee opined that she "holds "Piku" together with a restrained star turn".