Priyanka Chopra in What's Your Raashee?

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's new movie "What's Your Raashee?"comes out today and the critics seem to like it except for one thing.
It's three and a half hours long.

In the film Priyanka gets a role that would make Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy proud, she gets to play twelve different characters.

The film is a romantic comedy (the first) from director Ashutosh Gowariker.
He also directed the award winning films Lagaan, Swades and Jodhaa Akbar.
But to maintain interest for over three hours is quite a feat as a lot of directors have found out the hard way.

The films plot is a Chicagoan (Harman Baweja) returns home to Mumbai and has ten days to find a wife and get his Grandfather's inheritance.
He interviews twelve women (all played by Priyanka) each with a different astrological sign (raashee) and each with their own unique personality which gives Priyanka time to show off her acting abilities.

I understand the length of the movie.
Cutting it down to say 2 hours would have lost a lot of story.
Ashutosh couldn't very well have taken the film and pulled a Quentin Tarantino making "What's Your Raashee" Part 1 and Part 2 ala "Kill Bill".
So I think the movie had to pretty much be made the way it was.

Now, will the audiences feel the same way?


Priyanka Chopra in What's Your Raashee?, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Sept 25th, 2009.

Kaji Meiko - Japanese Actress and Singer

Kaji Meiko is a Japanese actress and Enka (Japanese popular music genre) singer, born on March 24, 1947 in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
After appearing in several juvenile girl gang and women in prison films, Kaji gained fame in her role as Yuki in Lady Snowblood.
The film was based on the manga by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Kazuo Kamimura.
Kazuo Koike also created the Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub mangas.
Lady Snowblood was one of the inspirations for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films.
The theme song to Lady Snowblood and the theme song of the Sasori series( Female Convict 701: Scorpion, another women in prison film) were both sung by Kaji, and were used in Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.
Kaji also appeared in the sequel to Lady Snowblood, Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance.


posted to http://beautifulasianwomen.blogspot.com/ on Sept 27th, 2009

Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, The 2010 Guinness Book of Records and The Singles Collection

The custody agreement that gives Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline joint custody of their two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James has been extended by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
This is good news for Britney and even better news for Kevin since he gets $20,000 a month in child support and an additional $20,000-$25,000 a month when the boys travel outside of California.

And it looks like Kevin has been spending that $40,000 to $45,000 a month on food.
So much so that he is signed on to appear on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club."
Joining him will be his ex-girlfriend and mother of two of his children, Shar Jackson (wonder how that will work out?), Bobby Brown and former "Baywatch" star Nicole Eggert.

And it appears that "Britney and Kevin: Chaotic,"taught him nothing.
Now Kevin is allegedly trying to get a reality show about his own life that would include his current girlfriend Victoria Prince, Britney, Jayden James and Sean Preston.
As the Wayans used to say on "In Living Color"...."Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money!"

Back to Britney, she has made the 2010 Guinness Book of Records.
She's listed as the youngest female artist to have five of albums reach number one, and the all-time best-selling teenage artist.

And Britney will be celebrating 10 years of performing by releasing The Singles Collection on November 24, 2009.
A new single "3" is scheduled to come out next Tuesday.


Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, The 2010 Guinness Book of Records and The Singles Collection posted to http://britneyjeanspearscom.blogspot.com/ on Sept 25th, 2009