Shoppers can also find a variety of quick-service food options and may enjoy an alcoholic beverage in the common area as they shop. Subhash K. Jha of the Indo-Asian News Service rated the film 3 out of 5, calling it “a truly outstanding film”. Jha also wrote that the sequences between Chopra and Ranaut as the highlights of the film. Khalid Mohamed rated Fashion 3 out of 5, called the film a “must-try”, and wrote, “Excelling on the catwalk as well as in the moments of self-destruction, Ranaut’s is the terrific, show-stopping performance”. Sonia Chopra of Sify criticized the film’s superficial portrayal of the fashion industry and called the film a superficial take on the lives of models and a dumbed-down version of the workings of the fashion industry.

In a 2006 interview with CNN-IBN, Madhur Bhandarkar said that he was preparing to make a film about the fashion industry; …