Nabbing the pahari languages of Kumaoni and Garhwali may not have been an easy feet for Batti Gul Meter Chalu actors Shraddha Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. However, understanding it seems to be a tougher feat for cinephiles. Criticism against the inability to decipher what the duo says in the film were made on social media after the trailer was unveiled last month. However, director Shree Narayan Singh tells mid-day that the usage of the language was essential to maintain authenticity in communication.

"When you watch movies in regional languages like Marathi and Punjabi, you understand it because you've heard them before. But, you have never heard these languages, so, you may find it difficult to understand. Yet, our film is a Bollywood film; one created in Hindi. We have only used two to three words like takiya kalaam, bal and thehra from other languages. This was done to add the required flavour," Singh says.