The film had shattered records.

Midnight Desires—the bold, explicit drama she had shot with Vikram—had grossed more in its opening weekend than any other "adult" film in Indian cinema history. Critics called it "transgressive," "unapologetic," "a masterpiece of desire." Audiences called it "the hottest thing ever filmed." Everyone talked about the scenes where Deepika's tits bounced while Vikram simulated fucking her from behind, about the way her pink nipples had looked in the rain sequence, about the mystery of what lay between her legs that the camera never quite captured.