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King C Absolutely hilarious! One of Seller's bests and an absolute classic in my opinion. And for those complaining about his brownface portrayal of an Indian man, as an actor working in the industry for many many years now, myself may I simply say...THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED ACTING! OUR WHOLE JOB IS TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES AND PUSH OURSELVES INTO AREAS WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE/FAMILIAR WITH! Not to mention the film itself is hugely popular in India itself. Indira Ghandi herself was a massive fan of the film, particularly the portrayal of Hrundi by Sellers. So I feel that says quite a bit. Sure it may come across as an overly stereotypical portrayal at times with the make-up and especially the accent (which i will admit is, at times, not the most convincing), but that really shouldn't take away from the film. It's not like they made the character to be offensive/were trying to offend anybody. You have more right to be offended by the film if you are Indian yourself in my opinion (which is far more understandable) and, like I said, considering the film itself is huge in India, i see no real reason to let this portrayal take away from the appeal of the film, especially if you're not Indian like I am. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Alec B I'll be charitable and call it "problematic" but if you can look past that, the movie does offer up a lot of enjoyable and influential comedic material (the scene with the toilet in particular is hilarious) plus I think the lack of of any real plot was the right choice here. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review steve d I wish I stayed home, Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Ruhaan A watched it a while ago. absolutely hilarious Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/22 Full Review Jesse B A masterful performance by Peter Sellers as usual - and the entire cast was just brilliant, including the waiter played by Steve Franken. The film plays out very intricately with many precise moving parts at once that sees one action continually causing more chaos, from a sort of spectative point of view. Very unique and just wonderful to watch. A film like this could never be made today due to obvious racial backlash due to Sellers portraying an Indian man and wearing brownface. However, it should be noted that his character Hrundi Bakshi, while clumsy and accident prone, was portrayed with complete respect to the character's heritage - I think this warrants a free pass on political correctness. The film was even a massive success in India, and Indians (at least back in the 60's) revered the film. Wonderfully funny, and at moments heartfelt. Thank you Mr. Seller's for your wonderful work that continues to entertain us over 60 years later. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/22 Full Review Tony S An absolute classic. Great laughs for the whole family. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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