Paoli Dam used the controversy to redefine herself as a "trendsetter" in the industry: Breaking Taboos:
The is not just a piece of trivia for late-night internet searches. It is a watershed moment in Bengali lifestyle and entertainment. It marks the exact point where Bengali cinema stopped being afraid of sexuality and started treating intimacy as a legitimate form of storytelling.
Dam’s career is defined by a transition from television to becoming a face of parallel and mainstream cinema.