The film stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee and Mohit Raina in the main lead roles while Aamir Khan's niece Zayn Marie Khan makes her acting debut in the film.

Inspector Imran Shahid, who is also Sona's ex-boyfriend, visits her house to collect evidence against Joy in a serial killing case.

The serial killing case is that of six girls who went missing; their bodies were found in an isolated house owned by Joy.

Sona is a kind person and unwilling to hurt anyone but finally agrees after she is convinced that there's no other way to prove Joy's innocence.

News of Anushka's death reaches police, making the court believe Joy is not the killer.

[6] Shubhra Gupta in her zero-star review for The Indian Express stated "Nothing, not Fernandez in her perfectly coiffed curls, nor Raina trying very hard to appear as if he knows what’s going on, nor the sundry others who come and go, help.

It has none of the tongue-in-cheek chuckles that producer Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na did, but is, instead, a strong contender for one of the worst films of 2020.

"[8] Jonathon Wilson of Ready steady Cut gave the film 3 out of 5 saying "A genuinely compelling premise makes Mrs.

Serial Killer (Netflix) a much better showcase for Jacqueline Fernandez than the woeful Drive.