 Stutee Ghosh of Quint gave 4 out of 5 stars.She also praised the performances but criticized the 'underwhelming' climax.Praising Ranaut's performance and Mehta's direction Subhash K. Jha gave 3.5 out of 5 stars expressing "Kangana looks so much at home in her character, we feel she must have been Praful Patel in an earlier life."