Puaada

The film was unanimously loved and praised by all critics for being a complete family entertainer. Troy Ribeiro of IANS rated the film with 3.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performance of Ammy Virk, Sonam Bajwa and supporting cast. He wrote that narrative of the film is simple with full of wit and humour. He praised Rakesh Dhawan for dialogues and screenplay. He liked the music of the film specially mentioning the song "Aaye hai jattiye kamaal". Ribeiro liked humorous climax and concluded, "Overall, Puaada is a complete entertainer that transports you to Punjab and Jaggi's life for the entire duration and keeps you involved."[13]

Jaspreet Nijher of the Times of India rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and stating that "The foremost accomplishment of ‘Puaada’ lies in the fact that it is like a jab of happiness for two hours for film buffs encumbered by being shuttered indoors for over a year." She highlighted that the film has a " a riotously hilarious second half," and appreciated that "the film has two heroes, with the other being Sonam Bajwa.. without being the male hero, Sonam leads with utter femininity even as she is beating and chasing the villains, and when squabbling in lover’s quarrel in brazen language. Kudos to films like ‘Puaada’ that are chipping at the prop tag from female leads in Punjabi films."[14]

Bobby Singh from the Free Press Journal gave the film 3 out of 5 stars stating that "The situational comedy largely works because of its well-written dialogues and lead performances by Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa." He adds that "the chemistry between Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa is the soul of this Punjabi film," and he also mentions that along with Ammy Virk this can be called a Sonam Bajwa Film "The talented and gorgeous girl remains the soul of its entire narration, superbly complemented by Ammy playing the role of a simpleton village milk vendor. The couple together brightens up the screen!" He concluded his review mentioning that Puaada is a "fairly entertaining film for the audience along with becoming a profit-making venture for its makers!"[15]

Sukhpreet Kahlon of Cinestaan gave the film 3 out of 5 stars declaring the film "a laugh riot from the word go as the characters find themselves thrown into one messy situation into another" she particularly highlighted "the dialogues by Rakesh Dhawan stand out as much of the humour comes from the clever writing and leaves the audience in splits. Virk and Bajwa share great chemistry and their performances are complemented by the supporting cast." She concluded that this film is "the ideal family entertainer to drive away lockdown blues!" [16]

Kiddaan.com gave the film 4 stars out of 5, stating that the movie will take you on a laughter ride to remember stating that "from beginning to the end, it makes you experience ups and downs of emotions and excitement, and the only thing that remains constant is the doses of laughter!" They further go on to state that "Puaada makes sure that you’re entertained throughout..it is an amazing movie, especially when you’re looking forward to watching something to relax your stressed-out schedule and the usual daily routine. If we would have to describe Puaada is a single phrase it would be Paisa Wasool."[17]

Bollywood film [18] trade critic Komal Nahta declared the film "what a laugh riot!" he further added this is "also the public reaction as it opened in North India. Crowds returning to cinemas and enjoying the film, laughing their guts out. Several cinemas planning to reopen from tomorrow after seeing response!"

Martin Tsai from a critics notebook, a review that is carried on rottentomatoes and several USA media publications gave a glowing review to the film "An intoxicating mix of rom-com and thriller, Puaada gets more hilarious the more dire the situation its characters face." He stated "Despite its cultural specificity, Puaada consistently defies expectations. It centers on genre conventions and Indian customs, yet it’s eager to spin those on their heads." He highlighted that "Puaada tries to be everything to everyone and somehow succeeds. It’s thrilling. It’s romantic. It’s incredibly funny. It suspends your disbelief so disarmingly only to raise the stakes and escalate its outrageousness!"

Puaada had the opening day collection of ₹1.25 crore[19] and opening weekend worldwide gross of ₹7.15 crore.[20] The film as of 17 September 2021, has grossed ₹18.00 crore worldwide.[21]