Raanjhanaa's story centers on traditional themes such as unrequited love, rejection, and redemption, focusing more on personal motivations than ticking identity checkboxes. Characters' traits fit organically into the Varanasi setting, and the lead's flaws are integral to the narrative, offering actual growth and consequence.

This film largely respects Indian cultural and religious foundations, portraying family, tradition, and religious tensions authentically. Masculinity and femininity are presented in traditional ways, with little sign of the modern subversion or revisionism typical of 'woke' scripts. Storytelling honors rather than undermines core cultural elements.

The film shows pluralism by representing Hindu and Muslim communities, and individuals are shown in shades of gray, there’s no cartoon villain treatment for alternative perspectives. Modern ideological themes are not pushed, and debates over right and wrong emerge naturally from the story’s cultural setting.