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'''''Julie''''' is a 1975 Indian [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] and written by Chakrapani. The film stars [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] in the title role (in her [[Hindi]] debut). It also stars Vikram, [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]], [[Rita Bhaduri]], [[Om Prakash]], [[Utpal Dutt]] and [[Sridevi]] (in her first significant Hindi role). The film was a critical and commercial success. Despite the film's success, Lakshmi felt comfortable in choosing to do movies majorly down South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! (70′s) &#124; Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118181419/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |archive-date=18 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Julie''' was also a musical blockbuster with critics alike and 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/indexes/film/julie.html |title=Songs of Julie |publisher=Pages.cs.wisc.edu |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> It's a rare Hindi film that features an Anglo-Indian family in the lead. It is a remake of a Malayalam blockbuster film ''[[Chattakkari (1974 film)|Chattakari]]'' (1974), which also starred Laxmi as the female lead making her Malayalam & Hindi debuts in both versions respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350710100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129235032/http://hindu.com/fr/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350710100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-29 |title=Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Timeless, ageless |date=2009-01-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> She would star in yet another remake, the Telugu film ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Miss Julie Prema Katha]]'' (1975). She didn't act in the Kannada remake, [[Julie (2006 film)|Julie]], released in 2006, which had [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] in the title role as ''Julie'' and [[Dino Morea]] as the leading man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/15julie.htm |title=Julie: A big disappointment |publisher=Ia.rediff.com |date=2004-12-31 |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> She also declined the role of Julie's mother in the Malayalam remake titled ''[[Chattakkari (2012 film)|Chattakari]]'' (2012), stating that she wanted the audiences to remember her as the young and beautiful Julie; the title role went to [[Shamna Kasim]].<ref>{{Cite webnews|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Lakshmi-wants-to-remain-as-Julie/articleshow/15420064.cms|title = Lakshmi wants to remain as Julie - Times of India| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> Actress [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] portrayed the role of Julie in its Tamil remake ''[[Oh Maane Maane]]'' (1984). The remake and adaptation rights of this film are now owned by Glamour Eyes Films.