Julie 2 Explained

Julie 2
Director:Deepak Shivdasani
Producer:Vijay Nair
Deepak Shivdasani
Pahlaj Nihalani
Screenplay:Deepak Shivdasani
Story:Deepak Shivdasani
Starring:Raai Laxmi
Music:Viju Shah
Rooh Band
Atif Ali
Javed-Mohsin
Cinematography:Sameer Reddy
Editing:Asif Ali Sheik
Studio:Triumph Talkies
Distributor:Vishal Distributor's
Runtime:159 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi

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 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

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

Julie 2
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Viju Shah, Rooh Band, Atif Ali and Javed Mohsin
Released:10 November 2017
Genre:Feature film Soundtrack
Length:23:08
Language:Hindi
Label:Triumph Talkies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julie 2 trailer: Pahlaj Nihalani presents India's first sanskari erotic thriller. 4 September 2017.
  2. News: 'Julie 2' teaser: Southern siren Raai Laxmi's bold, beautiful and blessed Bollywood debut. The Times of India. 31 August 2017 .
  3. Web site: Julie 2 teaser: Raai Laxmi is 'bold, beautiful and blessed' in her first Bollywood film. Watch video. 31 August 2017.
  4. Web site: BREAKING: Case against Julie 2 settled, film to release on November 24. . 7 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Julie 2: Review, Cast, Story, Director.
  6. Web site: ONCE MORE.
  7. News: Julie 2 is a bold film: Raai Laxmi . 22 November 2017 . The Hindu . Subha J . Rao . 23 December 2019 .
  8. Web site: Laxmi's bold poster of 'Julie 2' revealed. The Times of India.
  9. Web site: likes skinny heroines, down south plump is the rule: Laxmi Raai. 15 October 2016.
  10. News: Julie 2 to Hit Screens on August 12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214084506/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Julie-2-to-Hit-Screens-on-August-12/2016/02/13/article3275347.ece. dead. 14 February 2016. The New Indian Express. 14 September 2015. 14 February 2016.