Julie 2 is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Deepak Shivdasani and produced by Vijay Nair.[1] It features Raai Laxmi which marks her debut in Hindi cinema.[2][3] This is the sequel to Shivdasani's earlier film Julie (2004).
Viju Shah composes the film's score and soundtrack while Sameer Reddy handles the cinematography. Principal photography commenced in September 2015. Filming locations include Mumbai, Hyderabad and Dubai. The film's first look poster was released on 14 February 2016 coinciding with Valentine's Day.
The film was released on 24 November 2017.[4]
Plot
A wanna be actress Julie (Raai) struggles through sleazy innuendos before caving in and getting embroiled in the shadowy world that purportedly finances the film industry. Her first love Mohit abandons her at the first sign of trouble while her second Ravi Kumar (Ravi Kisshen) uses her and moves on to his next conquest. The third one is Dubai Don Lala (Dev Gill) and her fourth a cricketer who thinks she won't suit the sati savitri image his parents expect of his bride. So that leaves Julie in a huddle and egged on by her woman Friday, Annie (Rati Agnihotri) she chooses Jesus – only to be gunned down the day after her symbolic baptism.
The rest of the film has a ferocious looking ACP Dev Dutt (Aditya Srivastava) trying to arrive at a decent enough reason for her murder. Of course, the power broker with CM aspirations and a dead wife who looks like Julie's doppelganger, may have something to do with it. [5]
Cast
- Raai Laxmi as Julie / Sumitra Devi
- Nishikant Kamat as Film Director Mohit
- Dev Gill as Don Lala
- Ravi Kishan as Ravi Kumar
- Asad Raza Khan as Ambani
- Aditya Srivastava as ACP Dev Dutt
- Pankaj Tripathy as Ashwin Asthana, would be Chief Minister
- Rati Agnihotri as Annie Aunty
- Yuri Suri as Julie's father
Production
Initially Paoli Dam was approached for the titular role after her success in Hate Story but she refused as she did not want to be stereotype. In July 2015, Raai Laxmi was signed by Deepak Shivdasani for the sequel to his film Julie (2004).[6] It was her first Hindi film, and 50th film as an actress.[7]
Release and Marketing
The first look was released on 14 February 2016.[8] In mid October 2016 Raai Laxmi in an interview said that the film will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil languages .[9][10]
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mala Seenha" | Shabbir Ahmed | Javed Mohsin | Mamta Sharma, Shabab Sabri, & Danish Sabri | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Oh Julie" | Sameer | Atif Ali, Rooh (Band) | Anupam Nair | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Kabhi Jhoota Lagta Hai" | Sameer | Atif Ali, Rooh (Band) | Mistu Bardhan | 5:45 |
| 4. | "Kharama Kharama" | Sameer | Viju Shah | Pavni Pandey | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Koi Hausla Toh Hoh" | Sameer | Atif Ali, Rooh (Band) | Anupam Nair | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 23:08 | ||||
References
- ^ "Julie 2 trailer: Pahlaj Nihalani presents India's first sanskari erotic thriller". 4 September 2017.
- ^ "'Julie 2' teaser: Southern siren Raai Laxmi's bold, beautiful and blessed Bollywood debut". The Times of India. 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Julie 2 teaser: Raai Laxmi is 'bold, beautiful and blessed' in her first Bollywood film. Watch video". 31 August 2017.
- ^ "BREAKING: Case against Julie 2 settled, film to release on November 24". Bollywood Hungama. 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Julie 2: Review, Cast, Story, Director".
- ^ "ONCE MORE".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rao, Subha J (22 November 2017). "Julie 2 is a bold film: Raai Laxmi". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Raai "Laxmi's bold poster of 'Julie 2' revealed". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bollywood "likes skinny heroines, down south plump is the rule: Laxmi Raai". 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Julie 2 to Hit Screens on August 12". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
External links
- Julie 2 at IMDb
- Julie 2 at Bollywood Hungama