diff --git a/python/mxnet/ndarray/ndarray.py b/python/mxnet/ndarray/ndarray.py
index fb329f1865a9..c180ad317e6f 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/ndarray/ndarray.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/ndarray/ndarray.py
@@ -1261,13 +1261,29 @@ def sign(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         return op.sign(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def flatten(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`flatten`.
+    def flatten(self):
+        """Returns a flattened **view** of this array without altering any data.
 
-        The arguments are the same as for :py:func:`flatten`, with
-        this array as data.
+        Returns
+        -------
+        NDArray
+            An array with flattened shape `(d1, d2*...*dk)` that shares data with
+            this array with shape `(d1, d2, ..., dk)`.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> x = mx.nd.arange(30).reshape(5,2,3)
+        >>> y = x.flatten()
+        >>> y.shape
+        (5, 6)
+        >>> y[0].asnumpy()
+        array([0., 1., 2., 3., 4., 5.], dtype=float32)
+        >>> y[:] = -1
+        >>> x[0].asnumpy()
+        array([[-1., -1., -1.],
+               [-1., -1., -1.]], dtype=float32)
         """
-        return op.flatten(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        return self.reshape((0, -1))
 
     def shape_array(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`shape_array`.
@@ -1285,13 +1301,43 @@ def size_array(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         return op.size_array(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def expand_dims(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`expand_dims`.
+    def expand_dims(self, axis):
+        """Returns a **view** of this array with additional dimension without altering any data.
 
-        The arguments are the same as for :py:func:`expand_dims`, with
-        this array as data.
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        axis : int
+            Position where new axis is to be inserted.
+            Suppose that the input NDArray's dimension is ndim,
+            the range of the inserted axis is [-ndim, ndim].
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        NDArray
+            An array with expanded shape `(d1, d2, ..., 1, di, ..., dk)`
+            that shares data with this array with shape `(d1, d2, ..., dk)`,
+            given input axis `i`.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> x = mx.nd.arange(6).reshape(2,3)
+        >>> y = x.expand_dims(1)
+        >>> y.shape
+        (2, 1, 3)
+        >>> y[0].asnumpy()
+        array([[0., 1., 2.]], dtype=float32)
+        >>> y[:] = -1
+        >>> x.asnumpy()
+        array([[-1., -1., -1.],
+               [-1., -1., -1.]], dtype=float32)
         """
-        return op.expand_dims(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        new_shape = list(self.shape)
+        assert -len(new_shape) <= axis <= len(new_shape), \
+                "axis {} is out of range for {}d array".format(axis, len(new_shape))
+        if axis < 0:
+            axis += len(new_shape)
+        new_shape.insert(axis, 1)
+        return self.reshape(new_shape)
 
     def tile(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`tile`.
@@ -1701,13 +1747,35 @@ def softmin(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         return op.softmin(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def squeeze(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`squeeze`.
+    def squeeze(self, axis=None):
+        """Returns a **view** of this array with squeezed shape without altering any data.
 
-        The arguments are the same as for :py:func:`squeeze`, with
-        this array as data.
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        axis : int, tuple of int, or None
+            Selects a subset of the single-dimensional entries in the shape.
+            If an axis is selected with shape entry greater than one, an error is raised.
         """
-        return op.squeeze(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        new_shape = list(self.shape)
+        if isinstance(axis, int):
+            axis = [axis]
+        if axis:
+            assert len(axis) == len(set(axis)), \
+                "axis {} contains duplicate which is not allowed.".format(axis)
+            for i in axis:
+                assert 0 <= i < len(new_shape), "axis {} is out of range.".format(i)
+                assert new_shape[i] == 1, \
+                    "Squeeze target axis {} must be size 1, got {}.".format(i, new_shape[i])
+            for i in sorted(axis, reverse=True):
+                del new_shape[i]
+        else:
+            for i in reversed(range(len(new_shape))):
+                if new_shape[i] == 1:
+                    del new_shape[i]
+        if not new_shape:
+            new_shape.append(1)
+
+        return self.reshape(new_shape)
 
     # pylint: disable= undefined-variable
     def broadcast_to(self, shape):