UTV and Ashutosh Gowariker's much-awaited romantic comedy ‘What's Your Raashee?' in India mesmerized the global
audiences at its World Premier at the Toronto Film Festival, on September 19.
Spreading the Indian flavor, the
stars of the movie, Hurman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, along with Director Ashutosh Gowariker and Producers Ronnie
Screwvala and Sunita A. Gowariker, graced the premiere held at the Roy Thompson Hall.
The stars of the movie struck a chord with the International audience who were completely in love with the movie, an
indication that the movie is all set to be appreciated worldwide. It has received tremendous appreciation, even before its
release, owing to Priyanka Chopra's 12 different looks in the film!
Commenting on this overwhelming response, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures said, "‘What's your
Raashee?' has indeed made us proud with the stupendous response it has received at the Toronto Film Festival.
Being one of the most anticipated films of the year, we are looking forward to an equally exciting response
worldwide, after its success at Toronto."
According to Ashutosh Gowariker, the director of the film "I feel especially privileged and honored to be at the same
festival twice- in this case, the Toronto Film Festival! I was here with Lagaan in 2001.
This time around what is
special is that ‘What's Your Raashee?' is being premiered at TIFF. So, I am looking forward to the premier where an
audience close to 2000 is going to view the film. I hope the film brings smiles to their faces."
Hurman Baweja added, "Ever since my film school days at UCLA, I've always been a keen follower of TIFF and now to
be here as an actor and have my film being premiered here, is a really big high, add to that the warm reception from the
locals here and organizers alike is only making the experience a memorable one."
"It's been a dream so far. Everyone has been so encouraging and appreciative of the film and our work. There is such a
positive buzz here in Toronto and the people have just been so amazing, adding to our excitement of being here. Now
we're all anxious to go back and finally showcase the film to our audience in India, " added Priyanka Chopra.
‘What's Your Raashee?' is based on a Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by Shri Madhu Rye, and is a story revolving
around a young Gujarati man in pursuit of his dream girl with the catch to find her within 10 days in order to save his
family from an unforeseen ordeal, which leads to an array of confusion, chaos and a hilarious joy ride.
Thursday, September 24, 2009 13:56 IST