Its just not a comedy.Its something more than that.It is a mockery of the present system of Indian governance.
Though made in 1980, still carries the same message that has been true through ages.The message being that the government is not always right and the masses are not always wrong.
However at the same time, it also makes us belief that through the line of non violence and education and countless discussions, amendments can be made even in the governance.
The ending bears a special mention where after "the brain wash" session, even the King (read government) and his people (read Government Babus) comes and joins the general masses to break the larger than life statue of the king (read clears the dirt that has coagulated in the minds of the people who run our system).
This certainly is a thought much ahead of time, which signifies that through proper education and perseverance, we can evolve the conscious of the people who run the system and violence and killings are not the only medium to demand justice and ask for proper governance.