For several months, I have been toying with the idea of syncing my ipod from my laptop. Every now and then, the laptop has to undergo 'formating' and in the process the itune library on it automatically gets wiped out. Of late, have become lazy and stopped reloading from my 80 GB Seagate removable hard disc. Today, I have made up my mind to sync, come what may. The whole exercise took close to an hour. Worth it, I tell you.
Soon, I checked out songs under the 'composers' category and found Rakesh Roshan link. Clicked and bingo... there was just one song from Julie - the 1975 classic. Naturally, I played once. Floored indeed. Julie was orignially made in Malayalam under the title, "Chattakari" (Anglo-Indians in the south are referred like that becoz even married women wear skirts. Traditional hindu women - post-puberty don't those days! I did not se the Malayalam version, but saw the Hindi version. The versatile Lakshmi in the title role with Vikram (never seen him subsequently in any worthwhile movie) as her lover boy. And Sridevi - yet to make a mark as heroine material those days - as Lakshmi's younger sister. K S Sethumadhavan's movie it was.
The music was phenomenal. Rajesh Roshan composed it. Remarkable rhythm. Hummable even today.
I was in the final year of Economics degree when it was released in Chennai. Was it Little Anand where I saw it? Can't recollect. The music was a rage. Dil Kya Kare, sung by Kishoreda, was a big hit. We don't get to hear those type of songs these days. Roshan is an excellent composer. Don't know why he does not compose for others outside his family productions (Hrithik Roshan's uncle he is).
I am a great fan of him. It was the first time, Lakshmi sported skirt in a movie!
Believe it or not, I looped the song and must have heard 20 times this afternoon.
Out of curiosity, googled 'Julie" and landed with Neha Dhupia's 2005 movie with the same name. Sexy poster, no doubt. Check out on google/yahoo images. Then rephrased 'Julie Lakshmi Vikram' and then got the billboard that you see in this blog.
Though other songs were equally good, am unable to recollect at this moment.
