Julie   Producer: N.R. Pachisia Director: Deepak Shivdasani Starring: Neha Dhupia, Yash Tonk, Sanjay Kapoor, and Priyanshu Chatterji Music: Himesh Reshammiya Lyrics: Sameer Genre: Social Recommended Audience: Adult Film Released on: 23 July 2004 Reviewed by: Shruti Bhasin  - Rating: 6.5 / 10   Let us know what you think about this review Music Review

Before I begin, let me just say that Julie is not a family film and not recommended for children. The movie is daring, bold, and if you thought Hawas, Tum, Murder, and even Girlfriend had steamy scenes, then you are mistaken. Julie can give a Hollywood film a run for its money with the skin show and kissing scenes.

Honestly, Neha Dhupia is quite impressive in her second film. She evokes the right emotions from the start. Our story begins with a naĂŻve and innocent Julie, who lives in Goa, and hangs out by the beach with boyfriend/lover named Neel (Yash Tonk). They both have big dreams, but Neel wants to make money and all Julie wants is a small home with him. She is heartbroken to find out that in order to become a business partner with a rich man, Neel gets engaged to his daughter. Julie decides to leave the nest and move to Mumbai to start a new life.

She gets lucky and lands a job as a designer. She begins to spend a lot of time with a co-worker, Rohan (Sanjay Kapoor). It doesn’t take long for her to mature and be a working woman. Rohan and Julie decide to get married, but wait, he turns out to be a creep. Rohan has the audacity to suggest that Julie sleep with a client to secure a big contract, and so Julie walks out, once again, heartbroken. Poor girl! With no job (she quit), no home (she left), she is thinking of suicide. She runs into an acquaintance who gives her all the pros of leading a life of prostitution. Julie, alone in the world, becomes a professional call girl. However, the real story begins with a rich businessman, Mihir Shandilya falls for her, without knowing her true identity.

A talk show, interviews Mihir about his dream girl and he states he loves a girl, who should remain a mystery. Julie has met Mihir’s family and decides to publicly speak on the talk show about her profession. Is she mad? Why would she do such a embarassing thing? The reason is simple. She wanted to represent all prostitutes and speak freely about what she does. She wants no more secrets between her and Mihir.

Will Mihir accept her? Will Julie find true love? Why was such a film even made? Is the film worth watching?

Here is the reality of the world: Sex is the biggest and marketed product in the world. Julie offers some new perspectives to the profession, but on the other hand, haven’t we seen this world before? Sure, but with Julie, we see how a small town girl can get trapped easily if she is not thinking straight. Did Julie have no other alternative before becoming a call girl?

From my point of view, as a woman, I was eager to see how she became a prostitute. The film is worth the watch just to see Neha’s performance. Watch the scene where she has just slept with a minister, and the person who comes to pay her for the night is none other than her old beau, Neel. Her expressions and delivery in this scene alone will leave a mark. The music is mediocre, and unfortunately, Neha shares no on-screen chemistry with any of her co-stars. Yash Tonk needs to work on dialogue delivery, Sanjay Kapoor looked old in his scenes, and Priyanshu still needs work. The editing is done in a way to make people see the world of prostitution, but also make you feel the emotional part of it as well. Direction by Deepak Shivadasani is good in the middle of the film, when Julie becomes a prostitute, but he loses depth in the predictable climax.

Overall: Check out this better quality film on the topic of sex and relationships.