By
now
it's
a
known
fact
that
in
Ashutosh
Gowariker's
What's
Your
Raashee?,
Priyanka
Chopra
plays
12
different
characters,
each
representing
a
difference
star-sign
from
the
horoscope.
This
makes
Priyanka
the
only
actress
in
the
world
to
play
so
many
characters.
The
closest
that
we
come
to
such
a
massive
bodycount
for
one
actor
is
Sanjeev
Kumar
in
Naya
Din
Nayi
Raat.
He
played
nine
different
characters.
But
what
ensued
on
the
sets
of
Raashee
all
of
last
week
would
count
as
a
unique
occurrence
in
the
history
of
world
cinema.
Under
the
choreographic
supervision
of
Raju
Khan,
Priyanka
performed
to
a
song
that
required
her
to
bring
all
the
12
characters
together
in
all
their
varying
moods
and
personalities.
Though
Priyanka
isn't
allowed
to
speak
about
it,
it
was
the
toughest
musical
challenge
of
any
actor's
career,
requiring
her
to
swing
from
mood
to
mood
at
the
drop
of
a
beat.
Apparently,
Priyanka
wasn't
allowed
breaks
between
shots,
as
this
would
have
broken
the
rhythm
of
the
12
characters
as
captured
in
one
line
of
vision.
"Priyanka
shot
with
Raju
Khan
(who
is
Saroj
Khan's
son)
for
22
hours
at
a
stretch.
At
times
she
couldn't
sit
or
take
a
breather
for
hours
at
a
stretch.
It
was
very
important
to
get
the
continuity
right.
Otherwise
the
character's
graph
would've
become
lopsided.
To
dance
and
emote
to
a
song
in
12
different
looks
and
makeup
all
at
once
is
not
an
easy
thing," reveals
a
source.
And
to
think
Kareena
Kapoor
could
be
doing
the
song.
It's
confirmed.
The
outspoken
Kareena
says
she
was
indeed
supposed
to
do
What's
Your
Raashee?
"Yes
it
was
offered
to
me
and
Shahid
Kapoor.
I'd
have
loved
to
do
another
film
with
Shahid.
But
the
dates
were
clashing
with
Karan's
film
that
Rensil
D'Silva
is
directing
with
me
and
Saif."
Kareena
also
clarifies
that
her
opting
out
of
Raashee
had
nothing
to
do
with
her
split
with
Shahid.
"We're
professionals,
all
of
us.
Even
if
I'm
working
in
a
film
with
Saif
in
place
of
a
film
with
Shahid
we're
thorough
professionals
here
in
Philadelphia.
There's
no
time
to
party
or
go
out
or
do
any
of
the
fun
things.
We've
been
shooting
in
a
tube
station
in
below-freezing
temperature
and
we
need
to
cover
as
much
work
as
possible
in
limited
time."
Ironically,
What's
Your
Raashee?
was
offered
to
Kareena
and
Shahid
just
after
they
split.
Now
another
couple
that
has
broken
up
is
doing
the
film.
But
according
to
onlookers
Priyanka
and
Hurman
S
Baweja
are
so
compatible
off
and
on
screen
that
it's
impossible
to
tell
the
status
of
their
personal
equation.
"They're
laughing
and
joking
on
the
sets
even
when
they
aren't
facing
the
camera.
In
fact,
Hurman
was
there
to
support
her
when
she
did
the
tough
12-avatar
dance
act," says
a
source.
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:19 [IST]