''Julie'' is an Indian

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erotic film Sexual content has been found in films since the early days of the industry, and the presentation of aspects of sexuality in film, especially human sexuality, has been controversial since the development of the medium. Films which display or sugges ...

produced by N. R. Pachisia and directed by

Deepak Shivdasani Deepak Shivdasani is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He made '' Ladaai'' with Aditya Pancholi and Mithun Chakraborty in 1989, '' Baaghi: A Rebel for Love'' with Salman Khan in 1990 and '' Bhai, '' Gopi Kishan'', ''Krishna'' a ...

. The film stars

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Priyanshu Chatterjee Priyanshu Chatterjee (born 20 February 1973) is an Indian Bengali actor and former model known for his works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He made his Hindi film debut in '' Tum Bin'' in 2001. His other recognized works include '' Aapko Pehle Bh ...

Yash Tonk Yash Tonk (born 30 October 1971) is an Indian actor from Sonipat District, Haryana. Early life Yash Tonk was brought up at Hisar, Haryana where his father works as Chief Security officer in Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He studied ...

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and

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. Its

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, '' Julie 2'', starring

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, also directed by Deepak Shivdasani was released on 24 November 2017, after

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Plot

When Julie (

), a

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from

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, gets dumped by her boyfriend, Neil (

), she moves to

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. There, she gets intimate with her boss, Rohan (

). Heartbroken and emotionless, she loses faith in love and decides to become a

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. A chance meeting with Mihir Shandilya (

), 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

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. 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.

Cast

as Julie *

as Mihir Shandilya *

as Neil *

as Rohan *

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 *

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* Ahmed Khan * Ishwar Patel as Mihir's Uncle * Kamini Khanna as Mrs. Shandilya, Mihir's mother * Rishikesh Sharma as Rishi Nair

Soundtrack

All songs composed by

Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film and music producer, and actor in Hindi cinema, with over 1,300 songs to his credit as a music director. He started his career as a music direct ...

and written by

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Reception and legacy

In a contemporary review for

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gave the film two stars out of five, criticizing various inconsistencies in the plot. 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 ''

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'', influenced several later erotic thrillers such as the ''Hate Story'' series.

References

External links

* 2004 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian erotic drama films Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya Indian erotic romance films Films about sexual abuse Films about prostitution in India Films about women in India Films directed by Deepak Shivdasani {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub