Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has started shooting for his next film "What's Your Rashee?", a romantic comedy starring Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja and says he always wanted to make a fun film.
"It is a genre that I have always loved and I had always wanted to attempt," Gowariker said in a press statement. Gowariker, who has mostly helmed larger-than-life or realistic films like "Lagaan", "Swades" and "Jodhaa Akbar", is trying his hand at comedy for the first time.
"My favourite films of this genre are 'Roman Holiday' and 'When Harry Met Sally', amongst several others. I'm also a great fan of 'Chupke Chupke' and all romantic comedies of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee," he said.
The movie is based on a Gujarati novel 'Kimball Ravenswood' written by renowned playwright Madhu Rye.
More importantly, her co-star will be real life boyfriend, Harman Baweja.
While talking about Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, Ashutosh said, "When I saw Harman in the film 'Love Story 2050' I requested his father to show me the rushes. He turned out to be fantastic. He is an amazing actor. I was confirmed in my belief that he is the best person for the part. Harman came into the picture first then I signed Priyanka Chopra."
The movie, which revolves around a young Gujarati man looking for his dream girl, who he must find within 10 days to save his family from an unexpected ordeal, went on floors on Saturday.
Apparently, Priyanka is playing 12 different roles related to the 12 zodiac signs.
Priyanka Chopra said, "It is a romantic comedy and my character is something nobody's ever played in Indian cinema, no female actress for sure. I hope the film turns out interesting too. This film will also give a lift to my career."
"What's Your Rashee?" is being jointly presented by UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions. While the lyrics are being penned by Javed Akhtar, Nitin Desai is looking after art direction and Neeta Lulla has designed the costumes.
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