What's Your Raashee? (2009)

A young man has only ten days to locate his soulmate as dictated by the stars, otherwise he could lose a fortune. He thus embarks on a journey through love, looking through twelve girls to find the one who fits his horoscope.

Director:

Ashutosh Gowariker

Writers:

Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay), Naushil Mehta (screenplay),

Stars:

Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Jariwala, Harman Baweja

Cast

Credited cast:
Priyanka Chopra	...	Anjali / Sanjana Rasikbhai Shah / Kajal Thakkar / Hansa Parekh / Rajni Parmar / Chandrika / Mallika Desai / Dr. Pooja Garodia / Vishaka Indravadan Zaveri / Bhavna Hasmukhbhai Shukla / Jhankhana / Nandini Mansukhlal Desai
Darshan Jariwala	...	Devendra 'Devu' Patel
Harman Baweja	...	Yogesh B. Patel (as Hurman Baweja)
Suzy Brack	...	Ravenswood Commuter
Laura Atwood	...	Ravenswood Commuter
Dilip Joshi	...	Jeetendra 'Jitubhai' B. Patel
Rajesh Vivek	...	Bhavtesh Jyotish
Debbi Burns	...	Office Worker
Anjan Srivastav	...	Bharatbhai Patel
Pramod Moutho	...	Indravadan Zaveri (as Pramod Muthu)
Tommy Bartlett	...	University of Chicago Finance Professor
Daya Shankar Pandey	...	Chand (as Dayashankar Pandey)
Yuri Suri	...	Moolchandbhai (as Yuri)
Erron Jay	...	College Student (as Erron J. Shaw)
Honey Chhaya	...	Hasmukhbhai Shukla

Storyline

What's Your Raashee? Yogesh Patel, a young man in a hurry. Yogesh must find his dream girl within 10 days to save his family from utter ruin. Finding the dream girl is tough enough. Finding her in a hurry is even tougher.

---

Plot Keywords:

apostrophe in title | question mark in title | question in title | punctuation in title

---

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

---

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

What's Your Zodiac?

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$169,005 (USA) (25 September 2009)

Gross:

$257,868 (USA) (16 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd., Dillywood, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

195 min 192 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Priyanka Chopra plays twelve roles in this film. This breaks the record set by Kamal Hassan, who acted in ten roles in Dasavatharam.

---

Connections

References Hameshaa (1997)

---

Soundtracks

"Bikhri Bikhri Julfein"
Sung by Sohail Sen and Marianne D'Cruz
Composed by Sohail Sen
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

User Reviews

A major letdown...

Ashutosh Gowariker has become a brand over the years, he has made milestones like 'Lagaan', 'Swades' & 'Jodhaa Akbar'. Expectations are bound to be there, reading his name creates a excitement in a cine-lover, and I being his die-hard went & watched his latest outing 'What's Your Raashee?'. Sadly, The Ace Filmmaker misses the bus this time!

On the whole 'What's Your Raashee?' is long, boring and complicated. Accomplished filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker disappoints big time with his latest outing. Plus, the excessive running time will prove to be a major disadvantage. 13 good songs {though they appear very boring in the film}, good performances & decent camera-work can't save, when a tacky screenplay is aside. As a fan of Gowariker, I am hugely disappointed. The Academy-Award-Nominated Filmmaker makes his weakest fare in 'What's Your Raashee?'.

Pluses: The first hr, to an extend is entertaining. Music by Sohail Sen is fantastic; but looks forced in the film completely. Camera-work is decent. Performances are good: Priyanka is remarkable. She plays the very first character & the part of the doctor exceedingly well. Harman is likable. Darshan Jariwala is superb, so are Anjan Shrivastav, Dilip Joshi & Rajesh Vivek.

Minuses: The screenplay. The film is very very lengthy, and the songs are a major bore. In fact if some songs were deleted, the movie could've been a bit better. Plus, the Darshan Jariwala-Anjan Shrivastav-Rajesh Vivek track seems forced.

Let's hope that the next time Ashu returns as the captain of the ship, he makes a hell of a good film.