'Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai', starring Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pooja Hegde, "proudly wears its nonsense on its sleeve", read Hindustan Times' review. Despite a "dull start", the second part of the film "embraces the chaos and settles into its own rhythm", it added. However, the film has also been described as "sluggish" and the punchlines "lazy".