[2] The film follows Nandini Joshi (played by Mukta Barve) a photographer who is diagnosed with early-onset dementia and struggles to find a sense of purpose and dignity.

[3] Hrithik Roshan gave muhurat's first clap for the film,[4] whereas Riteish Deshmukh launched the first poster and Karan Johar unveiled the first teaser.

[3] Devesh Sharma, reviewing for Filmfare, rated the film 3.5/5 stars, praising the performance of Barve and the supporting cast.

"[9] Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 stars, praising the performances of Mukta Barve, Prasad, Satish Alekar.

In the conclusion, he wrote "Smile Please has its highs and lows, the latter overshadowing the former at times, but as a complete film, this one is definitely better than Phadnis’ first.