While actor Anupam Kher called the trailer "raw, real and on fire", director Madhur Bhandarkar called it “reality packed".

Here is what the tinsel town had to say about the trailer:

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Anupam Kher: Shahid Kapoor, loved the trailer of 'Udta Punjab'. Raw, Real and on fire. I love everyone in it, but you seem lethal in the film.

Madhur Bhandarkar: Wow! Reality packed trailer of 'Udta Punjab'.

Riteish Deshmukh: Brilliant actors, Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh. Kareena in a brilliant promo. Stakes just got high, high, higher. Bravo.

Emraan Hashmi: Alia Bhatt, awesome promo of 'Udta Punjab'. Loved it... Way to go!

Prashant Singh: It takes you inside a disjointed world on a trippy train and you don't even realise it! Wow! So gritty, intriguing and edgy with all the eccentricities! Mind blowing!

Raj Kummar Rao: Phenomenal. Can't wait to watch (the film). Brilliant team.

Ken Ghosh: This I want to see.

Nikkhil Advani: Garv se bolo yaar (Proudly say) 'Bollywood is growing up?' (sic) Bloody, what a year!

Satish Kaushik: Congrats Abhishek Chaubey and team of 'Udta Punjab' for this powerful trailer.

Soni Razdan: This is one story that needs to be told and understood.