What's Your Raashee? (lit.?What's Your Zodiac Sign?) is a 2009 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sunita A. Gowariker. The film stars Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, with Darshan Jariwala and Dilip Joshi in supporting roles. The film is based on the Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by the playwright and novelist Madhu Rye, and follows the story of Yogesh Patel, a Gujarati NRI, who must marry in ten days to save his brother from harm; Yogesh agrees to meet twelve potential brides (all played by Chopra), one from each zodiac sign.
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Directed by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
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Screenplay by |
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Based on | Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye |
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Music by | Sohail Sen |
Cinematography | Piyush Shah |
Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
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Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 211 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ?160 million |
Gowariker had always aspired to make a romantic comedy and was inspired to adapt Rye's novel into a feature film after watching a play based on the same source material. Later, he bought the rights and co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Naushil Mehta. In the process, several plot changes were made for the cinematic adaptation, notably the similarity between the twelve girls, and the ending. Since Gowariker was against using prosthetics to create the twelve characters, Chopra worked on her body language and her voice to make them distinct. Principal photography was extensively done at sixty-seven locations across Mumbai, and partly in Baroda and Chicago. The soundtrack, consisting of thirteen songs, each representing an astrological sign and one compilation, was composed by Sohail Sen, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.
The film's master copy was stolen from Adlabs before its release, and a few days later was recovered by the police, who found and seized several pirated copies of the film created from the master copy. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on 25 September 2009. With a box office gross ?160 million, it was unsuccessful and received mixed reviews, with criticism for its over three-and-a-half-hour run time and its screenplay. However, the film garnered acclaim for its soundtrack and Chopra's performance, which received a nomination for the Screen Award for Best Actress. She also became the first actress in history to portray twelve roles in one film, a feat considered for inclusion in the Guinness World Records.
Screenplay
In a quaint rural village, an elderly man receives a card in the mail from his youngest grandson, Yogesh (Harman Baweja). In Mumbai, Yogesh's family consults an astrologer to learn if their eldest son, Jitu (Dilip Joshi), a debtor, will go to jail, and also give him Yogesh's birthdate to learn his future. They are astonished to hear that Yogesh will inherit a fortune if he is married on the 20th of that month; the phone rings, and the family is overjoyed to hear that Yogesh's grandfather has made him his sole heir.
Yogesh is successful and living in Chicago. He gets a text message from Jitu that his father (Anjan Srivastav) had a heart attack, and rushes to Mumbai. When he arrives, Yogesh learns that Jitu had lied to him about their father, but that Jitu owes a rich man 25 million rupees for gambling debts; if Yogesh does not marry on the 20th of the month, Jitu will go to jail. At first Yogesh is adamant he will not marry, but Jitu tells him that he also borrowed 15 million rupees from a mob boss; his parents are unaware of this. Yogesh is annoyed, but agrees to marry after the gangster threatens them. When Uncle Devu (Darshan Jariwala) posts an ad with Yogesh's photo, 176 girls reply. Yogesh decides that he will meet one girl from each zodiac sign. Meanwhile, Devu's wife asks Yogesh's father to hire a detective – she suspects that Devu is cheating on her. When Yogesh's father learns that the astrologer is also a detective, he hires him. The detective identifies Devu's mistress as a woman named Anila Kamdar.
After Yogesh has met most of the girls, one of them, Sanjana (Priyanka Chopra), asks to talk to him privately. She says to him that a boy has agreed to marry her, but she is reluctant. She asks Yogesh to give her time to decide what to do about her boyfriend. He agrees, telling her about his problems with Jitu. Sanjana, touched that Yogesh will help her despite his own problems, hugs him. Devu walks in, and thinks he has interrupted them; Sanjana chases him, trying to explain. Tailing Devu, the detective is unaware that he had been with Anila at a hotel and sees him with Sanjana. Sanjana shows Devu a picture; when he says something supposedly demeaning, she becomes angry and tries to leave. Devu stops her, holding her while she cries before they leave in his car. The detective convinces Yogesh and his father that Devu is having an affair with Sanjana. Anila then comes downstairs, looking for Devu. Yogesh shows her the photos, telling her that Devu and Sanjana went to Khandala, a hill station near Mumbai. The detective tells Devu's wife this story, and they find Devu at a hotel with Sanjana. Devu thinks Yogesh betrayed him, and Yogesh thinks Devu is having an affair with Sanjana.
After seeing the last girl, Yogesh's mother beseeches him to choose with his heart instead of his mind. Yogesh sees all of the girls in a dream, and in the morning decides who he will marry. He goes to Rajni's office because she offered a 50-million-rupee dowry, and is relieved to discover that she is marrying someone else. Yogesh goes to Devu's house to tell him he wants to marry Vishakha, but Devu calls her and rejects her. He says there is no need for Yogesh to marry her; he knows about Jitu's debt, and says he will choose Yogesh's bride himself.
Yogesh is impatient, but Devu keeps the bride a secret. When she enters, Yogesh cannot tell who she is. When the ceremony ends, Devu welcomes the father of the bride: Sanjana's father. Yogesh is stunned when his grandfather brings the money to pay Jitu's debts. He asks Devu how he arranged the marriage; Devu explains that when Sanjana followed him and showed him a picture of her boyfriend, he remembered seeing the boyfriend kissing another woman in Khandala. He brought Sanjana to a hotel in Khandala to confront her boyfriend. Sanjana told him she would marry Yogesh, having realised that she loves him. The film ends with the marriage attendants asking Sanjana's astrological sign. Sanjana asks Yogesh what her raashee is, to which he says he does not know, and smiles.
The cast is listed below:
- Harman Baweja as Yogesh Patel
- Priyanka Chopra as Anjali, Sanjana, Kajal, Hansa, Rajni, Chandrika, Mallika, Nandini, Pooja, Vishakha, Bhavna and Jhankhana
- Anjan Srivastav as Bharatbhai Patel
- Manju Singh as Shakuntela Patel
- Dilip Joshi as Jitu Patel
- Ajita Kulkarni as Jyotsnabhabhi
- Visswa Badola as Yogesh's Grandfather
- Darshan Jariwala as Devubhai Patel
- Bhairavi Vaidya as Kantabhabhi Patel
- Geeta Tyagi as Anila Kamdar
- Rajesh Vivek as Bhautesh Joshi
- Yuri Suri as Moolraj Bhai
- Daya Shankar Pandey as Chaand
- Marcell D'souza as Suraj
- Pramod Moutho as Indravadan Zaveri
The character description is listed below:
Character name | Astrological sign | Traits | Description | Song |
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Anjali Patel | Mesh (Aries) | Awkward, good-hearted and underconfident |
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"What's Your Raashee?" |
Sanjana Shah | Kumbh (Aquarius) | Charming, graceful |
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"Jao Naa" |
Kajal Khakhar | Mithun (Gemini) | Vivacious, fun-loving, and argumentative |
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"Aaja Lehrate" |
Hansa Parekh | Kark (Cancer) | Quiet, traditional, emotional |
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"Bikhri Bikhri" |
Rajni Parmar | Tula (Libra) | Dominating |
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"Maanunga Maanunga" |
Chandrika Jamnadas | Meen (Pisces) | Soft-spoken, traditional, and naive |
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"Sau Janam" |
Mallika Desai | Simha (Leo) | Elegant, quick-tempered and strong |
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"Dhadkan Dhadkan" |
Nandini Jassani | Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Passionate, ambitious |
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"Aa Le Chal" |
Pooja Goradia | Kanya (Virgo) | Dedicated, caring and loving |
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"Pyaari Pyaari" |
Vishakha Zaveri | Vrishabh (Taurus) | Energetic, fun-loving, friendly and playful. |
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"Su Chhe" |
Bhavna Shukla | Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Religious, superstitious and sexual |
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"Salone Kya" |
Jhankhana | Makar (Capricorn) | Nervous and aloof |
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"Koi Jaane Na" |
Development
Ashutosh Gowariker had always aspired to make a comedy, however, after making the historical drama Jodha Akbar (2008), he wanted to make a "frothy" romance or "something non-historical, light and fun". The director had always wanted to make a romantic comedy along the lines of It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Roman Holiday (1953), Chupke Chupke (1975), Baaton Baaton Mein (1979), or When Harry Met Sally... (1989). Gowariker wanted to do a film that would require less research compared to his previous films as he felt he did not have "to go into historical details. But a good comedy is a challenge of its own. The process of arriving at the humour is extremely difficult."
After watching the play A Suitable Bride based on Madhu Rye's Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood, Gowariker decided to adapt it into a film. He read the source material to learn more about it and then bought the novel's film rights. In an interview, Rye revealed that he did not agree with Gowariker's description of the novel as a "frothy romance". Rye said that the novel can be considered a cunningly crafted sex thriller driven by devilish characters while also being both a "side-splitting tingly comic" story as well as "a profound study of human nature." Gowariker co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Naushil Mehta. When asked if he was worried that
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