Language: Hindi
Critic Rating: 2 stars (2/5)
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Hurman S. Baweja, Anjan Shrivastava, Visswa Badola, Rajesh Vivek, Dilip Joshi, Daya Shankar Pandey, Honey Chhaya, Darshan Jariwala, Manju Singh, Bhairavi Vaidya, Pratik Dixit, Manoj Shah, Dr. Ajit Kulkarni, Geeta Tyagi
Producer: Sunitha,Ronnie Screwvala
Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar
Music Director: Sohail Sen
Whats Your Raashee movie review
Ashutosh Gowariker's films are synonymous with A.R. Rahman's tunes, but for his "What's Your Rashee?", which has Priyanka Chopra and Hurman Baweja in lead roles, the director has got on board a new composer, Sohail Sen - who has done a commendable job.
From fast pacy numbers to romantic songs to Arabic and folk tunes - Sen, son of music composer Sameer Sen, has packed interesting compostions in the album.
The film has 13 songs, one each for the 12 zodiac signs and one is a mix of all. The young composer has roped in the director as well has his sister Aslesha to sing.
The album kickstarts with a pleasing and soft number "Jao na" crooned by Sen himself along with Tarannum Malik. It is quite intriguing and the part where the song suddenly gains momentum works well for it. It will surely appeal to the younger generation.
Up next is "Aaja lehrate" that has vocals by Shaan and Bhavya Pandit. It is quite fast-paced and has western influences with English lyrics thrown in here and there. But the peppy number doesn't stand out in the album.
"Bikhri bikhri", sung by Sohail Sen and Marianne D. Cruz, will have a tranquilizing effect on you. A soft, soothing and melodious number, it immediately strikes a chord with the listener.
Then we have "Mannunga mannunga". Director Ashutosh Gowariker himself goes behind the mike along with Pamela Jain to sing the song. But the track is unappealing and unexciting.
"Sau janam", a love ballet by Udit Narayan, Madhushree and Sen, is one of the best songs in the album. A mushy number, it has a strong musical backing and stays with you long after. A great composition.
Next in line is "Aa le chal". Sung by Aslesha Gowariker, it is nothing extraordinary. An average number.
"Pyaari pyaari" is another feel-good song with some amount of sweetness in it. It is crooned by Alka Yagnik and Sen.
Then there is "Su che". Soaked in Gujarati flavour, it is sung by Sen and Bela Shende and is a fact-paced track. It was meant to be a fun song but fails to make a mark.
The next number, "Salone kya", is a song with an Arabic feel. It is sung by Sen and Tarannum Malik. Even though the music is captivating, the lyrics are a big put off and take away the zing from the song.
"Dhadkan dhadkan" has edgy music with a strong musical backing. Once again Sen and Tarannum team up for the song that has a haunting feel to it. The number does impress.
"Pal pal jisko dhoonde" has influences of jazz music. A soft and free flowing number, it is sung by Sen.
"Koi Jaane na" is an interesting number sprinkled with folk flavour. A poignant song, it is sung very well b
y Rajab Ali Bharti and Bela.
Finally, there is "Chehra jo dekhe hain" by Sen again that is the title track of the film. The song includes samples from the other 12 songs.
On the whole "What's your Raashee?" is a decent album, even though long. The budding composer has done a good job.
There are enough heart-melting moments in this lengthy treatise on how not to go bride-hunting for money's sake, to make Ashutosh Gowariker's reputation as a filmmaker. His films constantly ventures into areas of filmmaking that seem at first commonplace but actually secrete the most valuable truths of life.
Finding the dream girl is tough enough. Finding her in a hurry is even tougher.
What's Your Raashee? is based on a Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye.
The story revolves around a young Gujarati man, Yogesh Patel (Harman Baweja), in pursuit of his dream girl. And ..
After films like ‘Lagaan’, ‘Swades’ and ‘Jodha Akbar’, you were surely not expecting something like this from Ashutosh Gowariker. It was expected that ‘What’s Your Raashee’ would be a lengthy
affair, but this long!! It could have easily been made more watchable, if it had lesser songs, the marriage agent's illicit affair was done away with and the editing was tight. Coming down to the 12 characters based on the 12 different rashees (sun signs), only some of them seem credible, while the rest were simply unconvincing.
Somewhere along the rashees and their traits, Ashutosh Gowariker also ended up bringing in social issues, such as dowry and child marriage (which was simply not required). With this movie, Gowariker made his first attempt at a romantic comedy and there are many funny scenes in the movie, with subtle humor (thankfully, it’s not slapstick). Even the cinematography of the movie is very good. The hitherto unexplored locales of Mumbai have been beautiful shot and bring in much realism to the movie.
One serious flaw with ‘What’s Your Raashee’ is that the characters have not been properly etched. How we wish some more time would have been given to the conversation between Yogesh and the 12 girls (cutting out the unnecessary songs). By the time, the meetings come to an end; you are no longer interested in knowing the girl that Yogesh finally chose. Many-a-times, cinematic liberties have been taken. Even the excessive use of comic formulas (like that of a stupid don) mars the film’s prospects.
‘What’s Your Raashee’ is a film based on performances, rather than story. And in this context, you cannot help but applaud Piggy Chops. The efforts she has put in bringing across 12 different characters shows and is praiseworthy. Even Harman Baweja came across as an improved version of his earlier flicks. However, still he could not come up to the level of Priyanka. As for, Darshan Jariwala, Anjan Shrivastava, and Pratik Dixit, they lent able support to the main leads. All in all, we will surely not recommend this one for a multiplex watch.
What’s Your Raashee Pre-release Review
Do you believe in sun signs and astrology? Are you one of those who believe that marrying a person whose sun sign is compatible with yours will ensure that the union is blissful and will last long? Is yes, then Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming flick ‘What’s Your Raashee’, based on Madhu Rye’s Gujarati novel ‘Kimball Ravenswood’, is surely a must-watch for you. It revolves around the concept of the sun and the moon (in terms of astrology) playing an important role in romance, through your raashee.
‘What’s Your Raashee’ has Priyanka Chopra and Hurman S. Baweja in the lead role, with Anjan Sh
rivastava, Visswa Badola, Rajesh Vivek, Dilip Joshi, Daya Shankar Pandey, Honey Chhaya, Darshan Jariwala, Manju Singh, Bhairavi Vaidya, Pratik Dixit, Manoj Shah, Dr. Ajit Kulkarni, Geeta Tyagi making the rest of the star cast. It has been produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sunita A. Gowariker and will be released on September 25, 2009. The music for the Hindi film has been provided by Sohail Sen, with Javed Akhtar being the lyricist.
Falling in the genre of comedy and romance, ‘What’s Your Raashee’ takes us into the life of Yogesh Patel (Hurman S. Baweja). Just like most of the youngsters today, he believes in the concept of love marriage. However, one fine day, he is told to fast-forward his search for the ‘dream girl’ and get married within the next ten days. Otherwise, his family would get completely ruined. As it is, Yogesh was facing a difficulty in finding the ‘perfect bride’. But, doing it in a hurry puts him in an even tighter spot.
After much deliberation, Yogesh comes up with a solution - he will meet twelve girls, one from each of the twelve raashees. The meetings will take place over the period of next six days, which means that he will meet two girls in one day. He feels that this way, not only would he be able to find a suitable wife, but also give himself twelve chances to fall in love. In the next three days, Yogesh will decide whom he wants to get married to and have his wedding on the tenth day. Will he fall in love? If yes, with whom? Will his wedding take place?
Language: Hindi
tle composition has a traditionalistic backdrop with amiable dosages of trendy orchestrations. It's a well conceived track that signifies the eternal love with meaningful wordings by Jalees Sherwani. KK's gleam in modulating overtones is very impressive and the overall track can really be a hallmark for film's touching theme.
mellifluous vocals and expressive lyrics. Sajid-Wajid makes this special attribute as it comes in three audibly pleasant versions. The first version comes out as delightful duet by Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan where tender love moments are exuberated through subtle mix and match of Hindi-English lyrics. Jalees Sherwani's wordings are congenially mesmerized with simplistically verses that make genteel chemistry with soothing arrangements. Shaan makes a delectable presence in the 'male' version while Sunidhi Chauhan's softening vocal textures makes mood tender in the 'female version'. Sajid-Wajid makes appreciably likeable moves in creating fresh whiff of romanticism in all three versions and deserves to be lauded for it. Melodious!!!
