Review: Gowariker’s ‘What`s Your Rashee?’ is a test of patience
Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is known for experimenting with different genres, quite literally! But this time, with his latest flick, ‘What’s Your Rashee?’, which released this Friday, Gowariker’s thought process seems to have gone completely wrong. With 12 Priyanka Chopra‘s’ in the movie, along with only one Hurman Baweja, this one was quite anticipated for its subject, especially as it was coming from none other than the man behind ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. But ‘What’s Your Rashee’, a sheer disappointment, is not anywhere close to Gowariker’s previous blockbusters.

‘What’s Your Rashee’ is the story of an eligible bachelor Yogesh Patel (Hurman Baweja), who is summoned home by his panicky family to find a bride in 10 days time, all to save his family from a misfortune. He decides to meet one girl from all 12 rashees to find out who he would eventually want to tie the knot with. Yogesh is an MBA and part-time DJ living in Chicago.

No there is no suspense involved here! As to why his family wants him to marry immediately is because his brother has borrowed over Rs 4 crore from various sources including some unsavory bhais and must pay it back or else, the bhais will starts severing his fingers. And Yogesh’s maternal grandfather is going to bestow him some huge amount of wealth on his marriage. So, though quite reluctant initially, Yogesh decides that he must marry to pay off the debts with the inherited wealth.

Because he believes that there are only 12 kinds of girls in this world, Yogesh decides to meet one girl from each of the 12 horoscopes, to find the one suitable for himself.

And there comes into picture 12 different girls, each girl of course played by Priyanka Chopra, yet very different from one another. The series of dates with potential brides begins with Priyanka playing a small-town girl who pretends to smoke and drink because she thinks that the NRI boy will prefer it. But very quickly, the girls become clones, each one wearing a sexy, backless choli and one quirk.

As far as the performances are concerned, Priyanka has done a good job, but any of her 12 roles has not been given enough to do, because as quickly as the girls keep changing, you can hardly keep track of the girls or their sagas or why Yogesh does or doesn’t like them. On the other hand, Hurman, who apparently had a lot to do in the film, simply doesn’t have the acting skills to pull it off.

On the whole, this one is nothing but a below average affair, over-burdened with songs.

Rating: Two stars