Whats Your Raashee?

In a quaint rural village, an elderly man awaits the postman. He receives a card from his youngest grandson, Yogesh (Mr. Harman Baweja), and decides Yogesh will be his heir. In Mumbai, Yogeshs family consults an astrologer to learn if their eldest son Jitu (Mr.Dilip Joshi), a debtor will go to jail and gives him Yogeshs birthdate to learn his future.

They are astonished to learn 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 Yogeshs grandfather has made him his sole heir.Yogesh is successful, and living in Chicago. He gets a text message that his father (Mr. Anjan Srivastav) had a heart attack, and rushes to Mumbai. When he arrives, Yogesh learns that Jitu lied to him.

The family explains that Jitu owes a rich man 21⁄2 crore rupees in gambling debts; if Yogesh does not marry on the 20th of the month, Jitu will go to jail. At first Yogesh is adamant that he will not marry, but Jitu tells him that he also borrowed 11⁄2 crore from a mob boss; his parents are unaware of this. Yogesh is annoyed, but agrees to marry when the gangster threatens them.When Uncle Devu (Mr. Darshan Jariwala) posted an ad with Yogeshs photo, 176 girls replied.

Yogesh decides that he will see one girl from each raashee (zodiac sign). Devu's wife asks Yogeshs father to hire a detective because she suspects he is cheating on her. When Yogeshs father learns the astrologer is also a detective, he hires him. Devu then brings Yogesh to meet the girls. There is a meeting with each of the twelve girls.

Meanwhile, the detective identifies Devus mistress as a woman named Anila.When Yogesh has met most of the girls, one of them, Sanjana (Priyanka Chopra), asks to talk to him privately. She tells him that a boy has agreed to marry her, and her uncle and aunt ignore her reluctance. 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 was with Anila at the hotel and sees Sanjana and Devu. Sanjana shows Devu a picture; when he says something, 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 Devus wife the same thing, and they find Devu at a hotel with Sanjana. Yogesh and Devu are angry; Devu thinks Yogesh betrayed him and Yogesh thinks Devu is having an affair with Sanjana.

After seeing the last girl, Yogeshs mother tells him to choose with his heart instead of his mind. Yogesh sees all the girls in a dream (to the song Chehre Jo Dekhe Hain), and in the morning decides whom he will marry. He goes to Rajnis office because she offered a five-crore dowry, and is relieved to discover she is marrying someone else. He goes to Devus 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 Jitus debt, and says he will choose Yogeshs bride himself.

Yogesh is impatient, but Devu keeps his bride a secret. When she enters, Yogesh cannot tell which of the girls she is. When the ceremony ends, Devu welcomes the father of the bride as Sanjanas father. Yogesh is stunned when his grandfather brings the money to pay Jitus debts (after Devu explained what was happening). 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 him kissing another woman in Khandala.

He brought Sanjana to Khandala, and to the hotel to confront her boyfriend. Sanjana told him she would marry Yogesh because she realised she loved him, and Yogesh realises he loves Sanjana too. The film ends with Yogesh being asked what his raashee is. He says he does not; and smiles.Whats Your Raashee? premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 19 September 2009.

The film received mixed-to-negative review, which criticised the films length but praised Chopras performance. The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5, noting that the film works because Gowariker maintains fluidity in the narrative and gets uniformly-good work from his cast. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com praised Chopras performance: Priyanka Chopra transforms into 12 new skins with astonishing distinction, voice and spirit. The actress reinvents herself into this unique individual every single time ranging from batty, bashful and boisterous.

This is simply her show. Sonia Chopra of Sify wrote, A film that could have been hugely entertaining, What's Your Raashee? is affected by serious flaws like a repetitive layout and agonising length. If the film is still somewhat watchable, it's only for Priyanka Chopra's consistently stellar act. She carries the film ably on her shoulders, giving a fun and uninhibited performance.