The Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan starrer 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' "is progressive and formula based," wrote Hindustan Times. The film "is grand, with good music, great people...delicious food for thought," wrote Times of India, while NDTV said, "[I]t runs into an air-pocket of mediocrity and never finds its way out." It has been rated 2/5 (NDTV), 2.5/5 (HT), 3.5/5 (TOI).