The film managed to do well in India, and received critical acclaim as well as commercial success.

[5][6] Due to the surprise success of the film, Kapoor began writing his next project.

In 2013, Kapoor released Jolly LLB, featuring Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani, which was a courtroom drama with a comical touch.

[7] He also directed its sequel, Jolly LLB 2, which starred Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Annu Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla in pivotal roles.

Upon its release on 10 February 2017, the film received critical acclaim with the box office collections exceeding over 200 Crores worldwide.