When the trailer was released last month, Katrina had then revealed Vicky's reaction to the same at the launch event in Mumbai where she said, "Vicky absolutely loved the trailer. He had such a good reaction and that gave us even more confidence and happiness. He feels that the film is something which is fun and people are going to connect to." Kaushal had even taken to his Instagram Stories then and written, ""Meri cute-ni bani bhoot-ni!".
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In an interview with DNA, Katrina talked about why she chose the film as she said, "I think it was just phenomenal writing. Comedy is one of my favourite genres. I had not done a comedy film in quite some time, and I found this script absolutely funny. After a point you don't have to calculate and go with your gut, you are just going with an instinct, it's a feeling, and that's the basis of how you chose your films."