What's Your Rashee Releases Sept 25, 2009

Ashutosh Gowarikar Directs Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra

© Biswita Mozumdar

Sep 24, 2009
Director Ashutosh Gowarikar presents a romantic comedy starring Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja, a change from his previous historically oriented Lagaan and Jodha Akbar

A young NRI comes to India to select a suitable bride. He decides to meet girls of various sun signs after he reads a book on how a woman's character is influenced by these forces.

An Ashutosh Gowarikar Romantic Comedy after Historicals Lagaan and Jodha Akbar

All eyes are on the director who has successfully pulled off historical epics in the past with the likes of Aamir Khan (Lagaan), Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai (Jodha Akbar). In fact Lagaan was the only Indian film to get a nomination for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. How he fares in this new genre that is totally different from what he has done in the past, remains to be seen.

Kimball RavenswoodThe film is an adaptation of a well known Gujarati novel by noted playright Madhu Rye.The two latest releases premiered at the prestigious festival and suggest an increased visibility of Indian cinema, especially Bollywood, on the international scene. As a result, user reviews were out on the Internet days before the actual release date. New comer Sohail Sen is the music director.

Whats Your Rashee and Dil Bole Hadippa Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

Priyanka Chopra as the Twelve Girls, who Symbolize the Twelve Sun Signs (Rashi/Rashee)

A model turned actress, the former Miss World is on a run after the success of Fashion and Dostana in 2008, and the recent critically acclaimed Kaminey. She swept the best actress awards for her performances last year. This time, she takes on another challenge, to play the prospective brides that are in consideration by an eligible bachelor. There is speculation that she will be in the Guiness Book of world Records if she plays the maximum number of roles in a movie by a single actor.

Its Do or Die for Harman Baweja

Harman made his debut after the disastrous Love Story 2050 in the summer of 2008, also with Priyanka in the female lead. While Priyanka overcame a succession of flops, Harman's second release Victory also failed at the box office. Just as Salman Khan and Rani Mukherji were on the hot seat with Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa last week, Harman's fate may be decided this Friday.

Will the Love Aaj Kal, Kaminey and Wanted Winning Streak Continue?

After several box office duds, Bollywood finally has something to smile about. Lets see the audience reaction to twelve different girls in a love story as they try to guess who's the lucky one.


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