Lagaan, Swades & Jodha Akbar. These are the movies that feature in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s CV as a Director. This man has set a few standards for storytelling. So, exprectations fro m What’s your Rashee? are sky-high.
So, does WYR stands up yo these expectations? Let’s start with a brief overview of story. based on Madhu Rye’s novel Kimball Ravenswood , a young man Yogesh Patel visits India to get married on the insistence of his family. He decides to meet one girl of each rashee in a span of ten days. He indeed meets all of them and finally marry one of them. Pretty, simple. Huh! :-)
That’s about story. What about screenplay? 3:40 hrs. This is the amount of time you would have to space from your precious life to watch this saga. This time Gowarikar hasn’t come up with anything special, but it’s not a bad movie either. Don’t go to cinema hall with expectations of a master piece. Then, I am sure you will find this movie very interesting and likable. This is a good, warm movie with simple story.
Coming to the acting, well, Hurman has done a decent job. As an NRI, he is very affable. But, the movie undoutedly belong to gorgeous Priyanka Chopra. After all, it’s not easy to bring alive 12 different girls with varied personalities on the screen. Priyanka does it with flair. Trust me, she is on the path to be Bollywood Queen.
Music from Sohail Sen is decent. While Jao Na and Bikhri Bikhri hit the personal chord, Aja Lehraate can shake your legs.
The one, and probably the only, reason why you might come out disappointed from cinema hall, is the climax of movie. Somehow it’s just not convincing. While stories for some rashees are very boring and exaggerated, some of them are just amazing, specifically the one which has past.
Overall, I feel, it’s not a bad decision to watch this movie at least once. If you are a Priyanka Chopra fan, then your are going to watch is over and again!! :-)
Have Fun!