Julie is an Indian Hindi erotic film produced by N. R. Pachisia and directed by Deepak Shivdasani. The film stars Neha Dhupia, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Yash Tonk, Sanjay Kapoor and Achint Kaur.[1]
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| Directed by | Deepak Shivdasani |
| Written by | Nishikant Kamat (screenplay) Sanjay Pawar (dialogue) |
| Produced by | Jay Agarwal |
| Starring | Neha Dhupia Priyanshu Chatterjee Yash Tonk |
| Cinematography | Thomas A. Xavier |
| Edited by | Steven Bernard |
| Music by | Score: Naresh Sharma Songs: Himesh Reshammiya |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Its sequel, Julie 2, starring Raai Laxmi, also directed by Deepak Shivdasani was released on 24 November 2017, after legal issues.[2]
Plot
editWhen Julie (Neha Dhupia), a girl next door from Goa, gets dumped by her boyfriend, Neil (Yash Tonk), she moves to Mumbai. There, she gets intimate with her boss, Rohan (Sanjay Kapoor). Heartbroken and emotionless, she loses faith in love and decides to become a call girl. A chance meeting with Mihir Shandilya (Priyanshu Chatterjee), a multi-millionaire and one of the most eligible bachelors in town, leads to their instant liking for each other. Mihir is completely besotted by her beauty and, being a family-oriented man, proposes marriage to her. All is well except that Mihir and his family are unaware of the fact that Julie is a high-profile prostitute. During a TV interview, Mihir surprises everyone by mentioning Julie is the 'someone special' in his life. Julie is now in a dilemma. How she tells her future husband about her socially unacceptable profession and if Mihir accepts her forms the rest of the story.[3]
Cast
edit- Neha Dhupia as Julie
- Priyanshu Chatterjee as Mihir Shandilya
- Yash Tonk as Neil
- Sanjay Kapoor as Rohan
- Achint Kaur as Tara Aggarwal
- Anil Nagrath as Vishal (Editor-in-Chief of D Network)
- Manish Khanna as Naidu (CEO of C TV)
- Sudhir Joshi as Father of Julie
- Brij Gopal as Mr. Malhotra
- Donny Bharadwaj as Sonia Shandilya, Mihir's sister
- Master Vishal Gulati as Sunny Shandilya
- Shiva Rindani
- Ahmed Khan
- Ishwar Patel as Mihir's Uncle
- Kamini Khanna as Mrs. Shandilya, Mihir's mother
- Rishikesh Sharma as Rishi Nair
Soundtrack
edit| Julie | ||||
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| Released | 23 July 2004 (India) | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Venue | Mumbai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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All songs composed by Himesh Reshammiya and written by Sameer.[3]
| # | Title | Singer (s) |
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| 1 | "Hum Tumse Dil" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 2 | "Dhadkan Ho Gayee" | Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan |
| 3 | "Aye Dil Bata" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik |
| 4 | "Julie" | Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi |
| 5 | "Bheegi Bheegi" | Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Ishq Tezaab" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Jayesh Gandhi |
Reception and legacy
editIn a contemporary review for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh gave the film two stars out of five, criticizing various inconsistencies in the plot.[4]
Shortly before the release of Julie 2 in 2017, Devarsi Ghosh of Scroll.in stated "In retrospect, Julie was one of the better erotic Hindi films of the 2000s" and claimed that it, along with Jism and Murder, influenced several later erotic thrillers such as the Hate Story series.[5]
References
edit- ^ Julie Full Hindi Movie | Neha Dhupia, Yash Tonk, Priyanshu Chatterjee | Romantic Hindi Movies, retrieved 2 September 2021
- ^ "Raai Laxmi goes bold in 'Julie 2' trailer". mid-day. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Julie - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (23 July 2004). "Julie Review 2/5 - Julie Movie Review - Julie 2004 Public Review - Film Review". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (17 September 2017). "The first 'Julie' that inspired several imitators in the Hindi erotic film genre". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
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