The film opened on 18 February 2011, to universal critical acclaim, with special praise for Chopra's performance. Despite the universal critical acclaim, "7 Khoon Maaf" underperformed at the box-office. However, according to its producers, it made a profit by earning a total of for its box-office run and television-music-home-video rights against a production budget of . It premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, receiving several accolades at award ceremonies across India. At the 57th Filmfare Awards "7 Khoon Maaf" received four nominations, winning two: the Best Actress Critics Award for Chopra and the Best Female Playback Singer for Uthup and Rekha Bhardwaj's song, "Darling".