The film was critically well received,[2][3][4] especially the performance of Sushmita Sen, who was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Indeed, Dhruv's stoicism and nobility make Rewa feel even more incomplete and empty, and she becomes depressed.

Dhruv is horrified at the idea and strongly opposes Sia bearing the child, pointing to various problems, including emotionally complicating all of their lives.

Rewa is jealous that Dhruv is spending more time with Sia and is frustrated as she is not able to experience the joy of carrying a child.

After a few complications, Sia gives birth to a baby girl and, as promised, hands her over to Rewa, repairing their relationship.

[6] The tracklist featured 6 songs and one instrumental sung by eminent singers like Asha Bhosle, K.S.Chithra, KK and others.

Dinesh Raheja of Rediff.com wrote "As I shuffled my feet while making way out of the theatre, the first thought after watching Filhaal was: It would be interesting to see what Meghna Gulzar could do with a fresher subject.

"[3] Radhika Rajamani of The Hindu wrote "he feel is modern- production wise it is slick.

"[4] Manish Gajjar of BBC.com wrote "This is one of the very few classy movies from Bollywood which has been made with great intellect, style and conviction!

"[7] Tiasa Bhowal in her retrospective review for India Today wrote ″Filhaal was a breath of fresh air, but the audience of almost two decades ago was not ready to accept a film that tried to normalise surrogacy, something that was considered taboo.