Julie (1975): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1975, Julie is a drama and romance film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, running about 145 minutes.

What it’s about. Julie is an anglo-Indian girl with a loving, but alcoholic father and a domineering mother, a younger brother and sister. She falls in love with her best friend's brother Shashi Bhattacharya, 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 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

Who’s in it. Julie stars Lakshmi as Julie, Vikram Makandar as Shashi Bhattacharya, Nadira as Margaret 'Maggie' (Julie's mother) and Utpal Dutt as Mr. Bhattacharya (Usha's father), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, Julie has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel and rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Julie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Julie tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.