As the couple struggles to balance work and family life, they are confronted with a harrowing situation: their daughter is being abused by her bus driver.

[7] Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3 star out of 5 and said that, "All in all, Ribbon starts off with one storyline and ends with another, but fails to capture the gamut of both.

"[10] Sweta Kausal of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Ribbon rakes up a lot of issues that deserve at least a discourse in the current scenario, but instead, ends up only fleetingly touching these.

"[11] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that, "Koechlin leaves a mark as a harried professional, reluctant mom, and a good wife.

Some thorny issues are brought up: the troubles that women face at workplaces, the having to outsource child-care, the predators that lurk in the most unexpected places.