"the economic times" gave a three star rating out of five and said "sarkar raj clearly gains major marks for its clever culmination, which was so much lacking from recent rgv products. the considerately and crisply penned dialogues by prashant pandey add a lot of insight to the scenes and depth to the characterizations." anupama chopra from ndtv stated "what works here are the performances. the bachchans-all three of them are in fine form. despite wonderful performances and nicely done dramatic moments, sarkar raj doesn't pack the visceral punch of sarkar".