Pretty soon, they are holed up by the police, whence Inspector Jatayu Singh, who previously served as JCP Dashrath's junior, refuses to take their word for it after confronting them with the "Bunty Aur Babli" fiasco, and keeps them under prison surveillance.

[16][17] Karishma Shetty of Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Bunty Aur Babli 2 is a cinematic heist that we didn't sign up for but the scene-stealing cast reels you in and are successfully able to scam you out of your hard-earned money for a one-time movie ticket and popcorn.

She called it a "terribly-written and poorly-executed film" and further wrote, "Bunty Aur Babli 2 had all the right ingredients to serve a perfect dish, but too much mixing left it with no great after taste.

"[19] Shalini Langer from The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote, "Director Varun V. Sharma doesn't think Rani Mukherji-Saif Ali Khan are enough to repeat the success of the original, so he keeps falling back on Siddhant and Sharvari, who are not bad but nothing we haven’t seen before.

"[20] Ronak Kotecha from The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote, "Bunty Aur Babli 2 had an exciting premise to revive the two iconic characters, but this sequel feels like quite a con-job in comparison with its original.

"[21] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote, "Comic timing comes easy to Rani and Saif; They are saddled with wisecracks that are devoid of wisdom.

"[22] Anupama Chopra of Film Companion wrote, "Bunty Aur Babli 2 has a repetitive plot and forgettable dialogues; Few of the jokes land and the ease with which the cons are pulled off becomes, beyond a point, plain silly.

"[24] Devansh Sharma of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote, "Bunty Aur Babli 2 is sincere in its attempt to keep the brand alive and continue the narrative organically; But it chooses to ignore all the signs, all the red flags, and decides to cover them up under a flashy exterior.