tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚɹ ɪts ɹᵻlˈiːs, bˈæɹɐdwˌædʒ ɹˈæŋɡən ʌvðə hˈɪnduː ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪvli pɹˈeɪzd ðə fˈɪlm, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðˈæt "tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈɔn, wiː stˈɪl hˈævənt sˈiːn ɐnˈʌðɚ fˈɪlm sˌoʊ ʌnɐpˌɑːlədʒˈɛɾɪk ɐbˌaʊt ðə tɹˈuːθ ðæt kɹˈaɪm dˈʌz pˈeɪ.
Ten years after its release, Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu retrospectively praised the film, stating that "Ten years on, we still haven’t seen another film so unapologetic about the truth that crime does pay.