The Indian Express gave Dhanush and Kriti Sanon-starrer 'Tere Ishk Mein' 1/5 stars, calling the male lead "problematic", "toxic" and "intense" among other things. The review read, "Why are we glorifying this 'aggressive, angry, alpha' man?...are decisively back in the dark ages?" It further called the film "totally outdated, confused, heavy-on-melodrama-and-glycerine mish-mash of genres."