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Peter Sellers plays a bumbling foreigner once again (but this time he's not from France) in this cult-favorite comedy. Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) is an accident-prone actor from India who has come to California, hoping to make a name for himself in Hollywood movies. However, Bakshi quickly makes the wrong impression on .. Read more

Starring	Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Gavin McLeod, Buddy Lester
Director	Blake Edwards
Genres	Comedy

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- Sellers gets to do his funny accent as an accident-prone Indian actor brought to Hollywood, fired for inadvertently... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  One of the funniest films...
  
  I love this film so much that, although I already own it on VHS, I want it on DVD!
  
  Peter Sellers is perfect as the naive Indian actor new to ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Sep 2004 at 18:50
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  Light hearted and fun
  
  I loved this film. It is like an older (original?) version of Mr Bean. At points it does get a little ridiculous but it is light-hearted and fun.
  
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  - 06 Nov 2011 at 18:09
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  Very disappointing
  
  I first saw this film on tv a very long time ago - about 30 years ago. I thought it was one of the funniest films I had ever seen, and was almost rolling on the... read more »
  
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- - Irishflojo
  - 20 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 05 Nov 2010 at 20:59
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  Sellers at his Best
  
  Typical Peter Sellers. Fantastic fim and could not stop laughing. Friends at work are annoyed with me for repeating some of the catch phrases!! A Must See. ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2010 at 18:52
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  funny
  
  funny to watch. same old peter sellers
  
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  - London
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 09:15
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  Brilliantly funny film
  
  Peter Sellars is fantastic in this film about a guy who gets fired as an extra in a Bollywood movie but accidently gets invited to the wrap party. Having been ... read more »
  
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  - Malton
  - 17 Jun 2009 at 12:50
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  We LOVE Birdie Num Num!!
  
  This is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. I watched it first when I was 7 or 8 with my brother and found it hillarious. Nothing's changed, I ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Feb 2009 at 21:59
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  We LOVE Birdie Num Num!
  
  This is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. I watched it first when I was 7 or 8 with my brother and found it hillarious. Nothing's changed, I ... read more »
  
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  - Brighton
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 21:55
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  classic sellers
  
  remember being in stitches when i saw this first- and second- time round about twenty years ago. Sadly not the same reaction now, comedy- and me probably! - ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Oct 2008 at 10:17
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  The Party
  
  Unfortunately, 4 minutes have been trimmed from this DVD, compared with the release running time. I suppose some idiot at MGM thought (s)he knew better than the... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 28 Jul 2008 at 13:17
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  One of the better Peter Sellers vehicles, though still inconsistent
  
  Peter Sellers is Hrundi S Bakshi, an Indian actor in Hollywood. That this set-up avoids being utterly offensive is largely down to Sellers' consumate ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Jul 2008 at 21:41
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  One of the funniest films...
  
  I love this film so much that, although I already own it on VHS, I want it on DVD!
  
  Peter Sellers is perfect as the naive Indian actor new to ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Sep 2004 at 18:50
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  The most underrated Seller's comedy
  
  I first saw this film when I was about 15 and it left a great impression with me about how comedy could be performed. It's simply the funniest film I have ... read more »
  
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- - bobba
  - Oxon
  - 03 Jul 2004 at 10:10
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  Simply his funniest film.
  
  I think is the funniest film Sellers ever made.
  
  Sellers always had a particular fascination for the Indian accent and seems very comfortable playing ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Oct 2004 at 11:20
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  Watch for the Waiter
  
  Worth it for the drunk and drunker waiter weaving dangerously with greater and greater difficulty across the scene, occasionally getting strangled by the Chef... read more »
  
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  - 12 Sep 2005 at 15:22
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  It just doesn't quite work...
  
  Blake Edwards and Peter Sellars are normally a brilliant combination, but this time the whole pace was too slow, the jokes not frequent or quite good enough to ... read more »
  
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- - Yan Kavanagh
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  - 28 Jan 2005 at 13:05
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  The Swinging 60's
  
  If you're nostalgic for the days when it was cool to have psychedelic wallpaper and matching carpets, this is the film for you.
  
  In my opinion, ... read more »
  
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- - dimitri1
  - Hampshire
  - 17 Oct 2005 at 16:22
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  If you like Mr Bean you'll probably enjoy this.
  
  This is a pretty funny film. The jokes are very visual and there is little in the way of dialog for the majority of the film. Peter Sellers is excellent at ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2005 at 15:19
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  We LOVE Birdie Num Num!!
  
  This is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. I watched it first when I was 7 or 8 with my brother and found it hillarious. Nothing's changed, I ... read more »
  
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  - Brighton
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 21:59
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  Good film, some very ...
  
  Good film, some very funny moments. Not quite as funny as I remember it but Sellers fans will lap it up. Kiddie Safe too, my 8yr old watched and chuckled too... read more »
  
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  - WARRINGTON
  - 08 Oct 2004 at 09:18
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  Classic peter sellers ...
  
  Classic peter sellers in his indian role - that make mayhem at a hollywood party.
  
  This was a new one for me as have seen most of his films.
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  - 17 Oct 2004 at 19:03

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- The Party
  
  Peter Sellers plays a bumbling foreigner once again (but this time he's not from France) in this cult-favorite comedy. Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) is an accident-prone actor from India who has come to California, hoping to make a name for himself in Hollywood movies. However, Bakshi quickly ...