[2] The film features Gohar Rasheed, Bilal Ashraf, Urwa Hocane and Ghana Ali in the main cast.

[7] The story revolves around Reshmi, who belongs to a traditional Qawwal family and has been engaged since childhood to her cousin, Waseem.

[16] For The Express Tribune, Rahul Aijaz praised the music, however, rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5, saying "a sad case which delivers on a few fronts but fails by a large margin on major ones, therefore diluting its experience".

[17] Shafiq Ul Hasan rated only 1 star out of 5 and wrote, "Rangreza is a tasteless, colourless and soulless failure […] the film simply cannot be categorised under any genre.

"[18] Sonia Ashraf of DAWN Images too praised the music and some actors, and commented, "while the film was simple," it has "its moments and drawbacks" that "could have been improved with a tighter script and attention to detail".

[20] Shyama Sudra of BizAsia rated 4.5 out of 5 stars, and praised it saying "a wonderful film that represents brilliant film-making at its core.

"[21] Manal Faheem Khan of The News International praised the cast and music, and said, "Rangreza had a lot of potential and could have been saved with better editing, but the film is jumpy and awkward sometimes.