Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Michael Neumann Or: how to succeed in business without really trying.This modest comedy makes it look easy, showing an overeager, undersexed immigrant, newly arrived in London from his native Calcutta, impersonating a physician at a roadside accident and then carrying the charade to enormous success after setting up an exclusive Harley Street practice, despite having an only rudimentary knowledge of medicine. It proved to be the feature swan song for director Ronald Neame, a fixture in British Cinema since he first worked alongside Alred Hitchcock way back in 1929The film, like its protagonist, is amiable and ingratiating: a long, lazy social comedy that never overextends its satirical reach.

dennis I enjoy the relationship between Ram and his Uncle I.Q. Uncle is amazing, as a hard worker, dreamer, philosopher and (in this case) schemer for his nephew.Ram gets to England, and gets a government job on a bus. One day, a woman is unconscious. Ram finds her fascinating. He announces himself as a doctor. Suddenly, everyone around him gives him respect, and does whatever he asks. The woman revives, and wants to re-pay the doctor's kindness.Ram's Uncle comes up with a brainstorm: become a doctor (who pretty much just acts like a chiropractor, with a good bed-side manner). The story zooms along.Ram is well-cast, as well as his girlfriend and her mother. Most of the time, the movie goes along slowly, but it is surprisingly tense also. I have watched this movie several times over the last 15 years, and will see it a few more times in the future.

harrisont1 It's a charming and funny film whose humor also lampoons class distinctions and cross-cultural differences in a very believable manner. The casting is just perfect. If you can find it, rent it or, better yet, buy it: it's a keeper.

fogie With the population and desperate economic pressures as they are in India, it is nothing less than a 'miracle' that Ram Das (Victor Banerjee) gets a break to leave for England. There we see his admiration for things 'British' encounter with his own cultural trappings. This alone makes his adventures interesting. However, he is flexible and adapts. As is often the case in the USA as well as Britain, newcomers' expectations are not quite what the 'realities of life' are. Yet they are able to see opportunities ignored by we 'natives' who have grown so used to the possibilities around us and thus we ignore them. The 'outsiders' optimism' is more often than not rewarded beyond expectations. Really a story that's quite believable and very interesting. We've seen this happen time and time again where 'newcomers' come in and expand possibilities just because they don't know any better!An excellent film and story with much to say. Very, very entertaining. All characters make the stars and story line fully believable. The director doesn't miss much and makes the story and actors work for you. You'll watch this more than once!