| 1 | * {{Adorkable}}: Hrundi. He's clumsy, socially awkward and nothing seems to ever go right for him but that's what makes him such a sympathetic character. |
| 2 | * EnsembleDarkhorse: Steve Franken, as the drunk waiter, is well-liked as the PluckyComicRelief who keeps things going when the film cuts away from Sellers. |
| 3 | * SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: Hrundi comforting Michele after Divot attempts to make advances on her in exchange for a screen test, along with him standing up to Divot and saying it's Michele's choice if she wants to stay. |
| 4 | * MemeticMutation: "''Birdie Num Num.''" |
| 5 | * MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: People in India seem to view Hrundi V. Bakshi as a harmlessly amusing caricature of their culture. His line "In India, we don't ''think'' who we are, we ''know'' who we are" gets quoted a lot (including, reportedly, by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi herself). Indeed, the film had an impact in India’s film industry; the legendary actor Creator/AmitabhBachchan cited Bakshi as an influence on his role as bumbling bellboy Arjun Singh in ''Namak Halaal'', and Creator/SatyajitRay liked the film so much he asked Sellers to star as a Marwari businessman in a film tentatively titled ''The Alien''; unfortunately, his death led to the film getting cancelled. |
| 6 | * ParodyDisplacement: According to Creator/HankAzaria, he based his portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' on Creator/PeterSellers' portrayal of Hrundi V. Bakshi, which ''The Simpsons'' has since overshadowed. |
| 7 | * UnintentionalPeriodPiece: From the architecture of the mansion, the color and look of the furniture, the then-brand-new luxury cars, to the clothing, hairstyles, the swinging Pink Panther-esque score and the producer's daughter being a ditzy hippie, this film is almost as '60s as it can get! The only thing missing is psychedelic trippy visuals. |
| 8 | * ValuesDissonance: Bakshi meets a famous Western film star named Wyoming Bill Kelso who, upon Bakshi telling him he is from India, immediately draws fingers guns on him and calls him an Injun in a joking manner which Bakshi takes in gleeful stride. Charming and [[FairForItsDay commonly accepted]] at the time, wildly racist and likely to get you punched today. |
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