Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that 'Cirkus' was a "very bad and terrible" film. He added that it did not feel like the film was made by Rohit Shetty because the director has earlier made "entertaining and larger-than-life films". The film starred Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez and Varun Sharma among others in pivotal roles.