The response to the promotional material on YouTube led the distributor to release the film two weeks earlier than initially planned.

Living on a university campus in Gangtok, Sikkim, Lakshya is the son of a martyred army officer who does not appreciate his father's sacrifice for the nation.

While Debu is rushed to hospital, Lakshya and the band perform a Hindi song, eventually losing the first round.

Neil realizes his fault and decides to win the race, but fatefully falls from stairs breaking his leg.

[citation needed] Soon, an announcement was released that the cast of the film will include newcomers Himansh Kohli[8] Rakul Preet Singh[9] Nicole Faria and Evelyn Sharma as well as Gulshan Grover[10] and Deepti Naval.

Saibal Chatterjee for NDTV Movies gave the film 1 star out of 5, stating that Yaariyan "makes no sense at all".

[17] Paloma Sharma for Rediff gave the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Yaariyan may be targeted at a young audience but every single teenager who chooses to watch it will be insulting their own intelligence".

[18] Mohar Basu for Koimoi gave the film 0 stars out of 5 stating that "there is no valid reason for you to watch Divya Khosla Kumar's Yaariyan.

[20] Taran Adarsh for Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated that Yaariyan is "A treat for youngsters and young at heart".

"On the whole, Yaariyan has a gripping second half, smash hit musical score and the youthful romance that should lure and entice its target audience.".

[29][30] A stand alone sequel, titled Yaariyan 2 and released on 20 October 2023 under Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru's direction, is a coming-of-age comedy drama featuring Divya Khosla Kumar, Yash Dasgupta, Meezaan Jafri, Pearl Puri, Anaswara Rajan, Warina Hussain and Priya Prakash Varrier.