▁preview ▁screen ings ▁being ▁held ▁for ▁critics ▁and ▁personal ities ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁various ▁direct ors ▁and ▁techn icians . ▁Following ▁its ▁positive ▁reception , ▁the ▁team ▁decided ▁to ▁post p one ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁wider ▁release . ▁It ▁consequ ently ▁opened ▁to ▁very ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁critics . ▁M . ▁Sug anth ▁from ▁Times ▁of ▁India ▁gave ▁it ▁ 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁an ▁" inst ant ▁cult ▁comedy ▁that ▁del ivers ▁the ▁laugh s ▁big ▁time " ▁and ▁added ▁that ▁" the ▁film ' s ▁real ▁success ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁genu ine ▁r ush ▁of ▁feel - good ▁em otion ▁it ▁leaves ▁you ▁with ▁as ▁it ▁ends ; ▁it ▁is ▁at ▁once ▁a ▁relief ▁and ▁a ▁celebr ation ". ▁K . ▁R . ▁Man ig and an ▁from ▁The ▁H indu ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁" a ▁winner ▁wh iche ver ▁way ▁you ▁choose ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁it . ▁With ▁just ▁a ▁simple ▁story ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁team ▁of ▁tal ented ▁new com ers , ▁director ▁Bal aj i ▁Th ar ane eth aran ▁has , ▁on ▁a ▁sho est ring ▁budget , ▁managed ▁to ▁deliver ▁what ▁even ▁major ▁b ann ers ▁with ▁their ▁big ▁bud gets ▁and ▁huge ▁star ▁cast s ▁often ▁struggle ▁to ▁make ▁— ▁a ▁wh oles ome ▁ent ert ainer ". ▁It ▁subsequently ▁performed ▁well ▁at ▁award ▁cer emon ies ▁the ▁following