Purani Jeans

Beautiful serenades, heart-rending nostalgia, reminiscences of youthful exuberance, twinges of sadness, touches of unspoken family turmoil, mixed with the eternal bonds of bittersweet love and friendship, served along with some adolescent fun & frolic - that is "Purani Jeans", a coming-of-age film written and directed by the young débutante, Tanushri Chattrji Bassu. The film revolves around deep bonds of friendship and love. The romantic drama, set in the 90's and 12 years later, reminds us of the youthful infatuations of our growing years. Old friends, who were a close knit group in their youth, calling themselves the "Kasauli Cowboys", meet once again after a gap of twelve years and relive their pangs of growing up. Tanuj Virwani as bashful Sid, the main character, plays his role well. Aditya Seal as Sam, Sid's best friend, is the epitome of youthful enthusiasm. He has a lot of talent and performs commendably. Isabel Leite as Nayantara, looks charming. The experienced Sarika and Rati Agnihotri have both acted flawlessly. The rest of the young "Kasauli Cowboys" all perform decently. Music director Ram Sampath has done an outstanding job. The melodious songs remind us of the golden era of Hindi film music. Excellent photography and locations have fittingly portrayed the picturesque beauty of the Himalayas. Despite the film being a wonderful walk through nostalgia, the film was not publicised well and thus did not earn the footfalls and eyeballs it deserved. This lack of publicity should not take any credit away from its new cast and the débutantes - director Tanushri Chattrji Bassu and producer Manju Lulla. All in all, "Purani Jeans" is a clean family film that definitely deserves a 'dekko' in its DVD release.

Dil Catha Hain, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rock on, Student of the year, Yeh Jawani Hain Deewani, ..... etc.

if you have watched all this movies you will get nothing new in Purani jeans. the story is based on the famous formula of Bollywood that the old friends meet after long time,memories, love, break ups, sacrifice, happy ending. what you will find new is fresh faces and mind blowing landscapes. the locations are colorful and cheers all through the movie, songs are average so are the performances from actors. the newbies have done well but not app laudable. overall a good one time watch. go only if you are in good jolly mood and not looking for some serious performer cinema.

I enjoyed 'Purani Jeans' for its freshness in the face of familiarity, and a story that holds all the way to the end.Reminds us about our best friends and the misunderstandings.Denims and Dosti - Wear it, tear it. Colour it, fade it. Use it, abuse it - but it ain't easy giving up on it. Righto! That's the mantra of this famous five, who've outgrown their chaddi-buddy years (in small-town Kasauli) becoming young men who repeatedly swear by their 'denim decree' (Friends forever! Blah!).Anyone who has grown up with a gang of inseparables will instantly connect with these Kasauli Cowboys. The story is fantastic and songs are really good. That song "Dil Aaj Kal" is just fantastic. The acting was really good. the Hill station pictured was beautiful.

For me this film has managed to create a special place near my heart because of its life-like story-line.

Firstly, the director has done a decent job in capturing the moments of life that most of us have gone or will go through.

Secondly, the lead actors were good but to me the supporting cast was more convincing.

Now, talking about the music, Purani Jeans has got a couple of melodious tracks but a few others could have been avoided.

We get to see such type of movies once in a while so please enjoy it... Recommended to all... My rating 4.5/5 stars

I came out of the theater with my mascara and eye make up staining my cheeks and yet with a smile. I had for the integral part of the film been transported to those days of college and camaraderie when masti, emotions and the bond of friendship were all on a super high. A big thumbs up to director Tanushri for delivering so beautifully and taking me back to a walk down memory lane. The romantic scenes with the first kiss, the fire flies and the sky lanterns did create a fairy tale moment that every princess in our heart would leap to capture. The melody of Dil Aaj Kal will linger in my humming like forever. I loved the movie and would definitely keep a DVD of the same in my collection to revisit some scenes that created magic for me.