Based on doordarshan TV series "Mr. Yogi" and US based Gujarati writer Madhu Rye's novel 'Kimball Ravenswood'. Harman Baweja plays Yogesh Patel, a man who is told to marry within 10 days or his family will face utter ruin. He makes a plan; he will meet one girl from each raashee (zodiac) so that he will get twelve chances to fall in love. Two meetings per day gives him six days to meet them, three days to make a final decision and he can get married on the tenth day. Priyanka Chopra plays all 12 potential brides.
by harvin36
on 13/10/2009 0 of 5 people found this review helpful
What I loved most: nil
What I really hated: story and acting
i was disappointed about the director comes out with this movie who bring u LAGAAN and Jodha Akbar, by the way this story flop in india with DIL BOLE HADIPPa, there is one writer who says i did not mention , MY NAME IS KHAN AND KITES to watched cause i think the film is no good, yash chopra is good story teller but he did not write the story for dil bole hadippa he is only the presenter bur his son is the producer, dont ever challenge with me about bollywood cinemas , just one question... WHO WAS THE FIRST CHOICE ACTOR TO ACT IN THE FILM ZANJEER, WHICH WENT TO AMITABH BACHAAN.
After three projects with themes of history and patriotism, director-producer Ashutosh Gowariker finally manages to fulfill his dreams of doing a rom-com.
Many say Ashutosh is always known as an actor's director. From his previous movies, every leading man in his films has won Best Actor awards. It's different this time around, as lead actress Priyanka Chopra is the one who drives the movie instead of the male lead, Harman Baweja. Let's see if Priyanka and Ashutosh will manage to reproduce that winning combo, as she did execute her role quite well in the movie. As for Harman, a slight improvement can be seen, despite being overshadowed by her most of the time. The two have shared the screen previously in Harman's first movie ("Love Story 2050") previously.
Plot wise, it's very weak but thanks to the 12 different avatars, the movie had something to keep you interested. Introducing each zodiac character seemed repetitive and boring. Spanning more than three hours, the movie could have done without this. Cinematographer Piyush Shah lifts the boredom by providing a backdrop shot extensively in Mumbai and also some locations in Italy.
The music might come as a surprise to many, as AR Rahma's name is nowhere to be found in the credits. He is the one who has been the main contributor in all Ashutosh movies from "Lagaan" (2001) to "Jodhaa Akbar" (2008). We see instead the name Sohail Sen, an unknown music director to Bollywood. Sohail uses more contemporary western influence. The songs are not that great but some songs are quite listenable at times. Perhaps with a few more projects in the pipeline, Sohail will get his tunes more organised.
One interesting fact about this movie is that Priyanka Chopra made it into the Guinness World Book of Records for playing 12 different characters in one movie.
Overall, this is a very rare attempt by the director for trying a different genre. Unfortunately, the movie is not that great compared to other movies under this belt and one can foresee an audience already waiting for his next offering even before the movie really ends.