Julie (1975 film)

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Julie

Film poster
Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan
Produced by B. Nagi Reddi-Chakrapani
Written by Inder Raj Anand (dialogue)
Chakrapani (screen adaptation)
Pamman (novel, Chattakkari)
Raj Baldev Raj (dialogue director)
Starring Laxmi Narayan
Vikram (Hindi actor)
Nadira
Om Prakash
Utpal Dutt
Rita Bhaduri
Music by Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography P. L. Rai
Editing by M. S. Money
Distributed by Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Release date(s) 18 March 1975
Running time 145 min.
Country India
Language Hindi
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Julie is a 1975 hit Hindi film that starred Laxmi in the title role. It also starred Nadira, in an award winning role, and Sridevi as a child star.

Julie was also a musical hit, with award winning music by Rajesh Roshan which won him the Filmfare Award for the year. It had one of the first English language songs in an Indian film - My Heart is Beating, sung by Preeti Sagar. [1]

It is a rare Hindi film based around an Anglo-Indian family.

"Julie" was the remake of Malayalam hit Chattakari (1974) that also starred Laxmi. She would star in yet another remake, the Telugu film, Miss Julie Prema Katha (1975). In 2006, "Julie" was remade in Kannada with Ramya in the title role, and Dino Morea as her lover, though the film wasn't a success.

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[edit] Plot

Julie (Laxmi) is an anglo-Indian girl with a loving, but alcoholic father (Om Prakash) and a domineering mother (Nadira), a younger brother and sister (Sridevi). She falls in love with her best friend's (Rita Bhaduri) brother Shashi Bhattacharya (Vikram), a Hindu boy, and she has a passionate encounter with him, which leaves her pregnant. He goes away to college, not knowing about her condition. Her mother is distraught when Julie tells her about the pregnancy. They don't tell the rest of the family. Her mother thinks about getting Julie an abortion, but a devout Christian (Ruby Myers) talks her out of it. Julie is sent away to have her baby in secret. The rest of the family is told that Julie got a job.

When she comes back home, she runs into her Hindu boyfriend and tells him everything. He agrees to marry her, but his mother objects to the mixed marriage, not knowing about the baby born in secret. Julie's mother doesn't want the marriage either, as she and the rest of the family want to go to England.

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for "most outstanding work of the year"--Laxmi-[1]

Filmfare Best Actress Award --Laxmi

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award --Nadira (actress)

Filmfare Best Music Director Award --Rajesh Roshan

Filmfare Nomination for Best Female Playback Singer -- Preeti Sagar for the song "My Heart is Beating"

[edit] References

  1. ^ 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007

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