After accidentally blowing up an expensive movie set while tying his shoe, bumbling actor Hrundi V. Bakshi is blacklisted by a Hollywood studio chief. However, due to a clerical error, he is mistakenly invited to the same studio chief’s lavish dinner party. As the only "outsider" at the high-tech mansion, Bakshi’s social clumsiness and ignorance of Western customs lead to a series of escalating comedic mishaps, culminating in a chaotic finale involving a baby elephant and masses of soap suds. The Party (1968)
is an American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as Hrundi V. Bakshi, a bumbling Indian actor. The movie is a celebrated cult classic known for its experimental structure and heavy reliance on visual slapstick. Plot Summary The Party (1968)
We have a saying in India. Is there a more iconic comedic prologue than The Party's, with Hrundi Bakshi (Peter Sellers, priceless) After accidentally blowing up an expensive movie set