anna m.m. vetticad of "firstpost" called pink a powerful film. "filmfare", "india today", "mumbai mirror", "hindustan times", "the statesman", and "dna" have given 4/5 stars, highly appreciating the superlative performances, especially of amitabh bachchan. critics like anusha iyengar and mayank shekhar called it movie of the year. namrata joshi of "the hindu" also praised the film. shubhra gupta of indian express gave the film 3.5 stars.