Memsaab discovers the ‘wit and humour’ of Baburao Patel:

From the players, Raj Kapoor as Raj Kumar Saxena thrusts himself on the screen most of the time obviously presuming too much attraction in his antics and outpourings. With the exception of some scattered pieces his clowning falls flat and where he tries to ape Charlie Chaplin he invites little respect as an artiste. In serious moments he fails to convince. On the whole his work is pretty mediocre. Nargis plays a spineless role as Vidya, but she gives a convincing and dignified performance. Nadira as the seductive Maya looks more ludicrous with that cigarette holder than convincing. Nemo as Seth Sonachand Dharmanand looks a dead man except when his massive chin starts quivering on some provocation. From the rest only Lalita Pawar deserves notice as a fruit vendor and she gives an excellent performance.

In fine, “Shree 420? is 16000 and odd feet of flat farce and silly drivel. It is boring in entertainment, confused and stupid in theme.