Saif Ali Khan spoke about his rom-com phase, which included 'Hum Tum' and 'Salaam Namaste', stating that Bollywood's romantic-comedy era ended with him. He said, "I loved doing rom-coms, but I feel they were like an anomaly in Indian cinema, which might have started and finished with me," adding, "I think rom-coms are a failed experiment, although a beautiful one."