'Toilet- Ek Prem Katha', starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar which released on Friday, "has a witty first half," wrote Hindustan Times. "Akshay is the backbone of this satire," wrote Times of India while NDTV called the film "as avoidable as what it rightly rails against - open defecation". The film was rated 2.5/5 (HT), 4/5 (TOI) and 2/5 (NDTV).