Critics were divided. Positive reviews praised the film’s . Unlike many Pollywood movies that use a generic "studio Punjabi," this film used the specific Majhi dialect (words like Kehda , Higa , Ethe ), which pleased linguists but confused some urban viewers.
In the final scene, Veer screened his short film about the making of Dil Apna Punjabi — 2021 to a packed theater. The camera lingered on his grandmother’s face, bright and surprised, as she watched stories she’d told a lifetime ago translated into a modern chorus. The credits rolled over a new generation dancing to an old song remixed with a new beat, and the last shot held on the canal, its water moving steady and sure — proof that when roots and wings learn to move together, a community can find its own forward. Indian Punjabi Movie Dil Apna Punjabi -2021-
