It's not the best representation of what married couples can go through in terms of having mixed emotions in their relationships but it is definitely close to the most realistic approaches taken by Karan Johar. Many viewers would claim the movie to be slow pacing and mundane at few places, at times it's uncomfortable to watch both protagonists feel uneasy with their married lives and then with each other. It's uncomfortable because it's beneath the surface and sometimes tough to process. The flaws of Dev and Maya made them extremely real and relatable.
The music of Shankar Ehsan Loy just makes everything come together beautifully. The overall cold tones of this movie shot in Shanghai was a lovely attempt by the Director to bring a different side of the ideal married lives. It wasn't a proclaimed success in India because not all stories are Rosey and have ideal endings.