# Purani Jeans
**Purani Jeans** is a 2014 Hindi-language coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Tanushri Chattrji Bassu, starring [Tanuj Virwani](https://www.edgepedia.org/tanuj-virwani), Aditya Seal, and Izabelle Leite[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/). The title refers to the film's premise that "friendship is like a pair of old jeans, the older it gets, the better it becomes"[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/). The story follows [Siddharth Ray](https://www.edgepedia.org/siddharth-ray), a software engineer based in New York who returns to his hometown, a small hill town in [Himachal Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/himachal-pradesh), after 12 years, and through flashbacks revisits the summer when he, his best friend Sam, and their gang of friends rediscovered bonds of friendship and love before a tragedy changed everything[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/) • [3](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Purani_Jeans?hl=en_US&id=bzgfNmpT-Zc).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | May 2, 2014 (India); pre-release reports had announced May 1[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3681414/) • [5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/purani-jeans-is-a-coming-of-age-film/articleshow/31944124.cms) |
| Director and writer | Tanushri Chattrji Bassu, an advertising filmmaker making her feature debut[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/) • [6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/i-went-through-a-miserable-journey-to-cast-for-puraani-jeans-tanushri-chattrji-basu/) |
| Producer | Manju Lulla, for Eros International and NextGen Films[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/fraught-with-danger/) |
| Lead cast | Tanuj Virwani as Sidharth Ray 'Sid', Aditya Seal as Samuel Joseph Lawrence 'Sam', Izabelle Leite as Nayantara Sapru[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/) |
| Music | Ram Sampath; songs include "Yaari Yaari" and "Dil Aaj Kal"[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/cast/) • [9](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/purani-jeans) |
| Setting | A small town in Himachal Pradesh, in the mid-1990s[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/purani-jeans-is-a-coming-of-age-film/articleshow/31944124.cms) |
| Box office | $305,113 gross worldwide[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3681414/) |
| Audience rating | 6.2/10 on IMDb, from about 900 votes[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and premise
The film is built on the belief that friendship, like a pair of old jeans, improves with age[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/). Siddharth Ray is shown as a successful but lonely computer engineer in New York City who owns a software company; when his mother passes away, he is forced to return to India[3](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Purani_Jeans?hl=en_US&id=bzgfNmpT-Zc). A large part of the film unfolds in flashbacks to one summer in his hometown in Himachal Pradesh, where he tries to rebuild his friendship with four childhood friends, especially Sam[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/purani-jeans-is-a-coming-of-age-film/articleshow/31944124.cms) • [3](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Purani_Jeans?hl=en_US&id=bzgfNmpT-Zc).
The friend group consists of Sid (Tanuj Virwani), Sam (Aditya Seal), Balwinder Singh Shekawat 'Bobby' (Param Baidwaan), Susheel Sharma 'Suzy' (Raghav Raj Kakker), and Tejinder Singh Kathuria 'Tino' (Kashyap Kapoor)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/). Into this circle comes Nayantara Sapru (Izabelle Leite), a visitor from Mumbai whose presence creates excitement among the friends[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/). Over the summer the group deals with love, jealousy, heartbreak, and betrayal, and misunderstandings strain the bonds before the story reaches its resolution[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/) • [11](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/purani-jeans).
## Production and casting
**A debut feature.** Tanushri Chattrji Bassu had directed more than 200 advertisements over roughly 15 years before making Purani Jeans, her first feature film[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/i-went-through-a-miserable-journey-to-cast-for-puraani-jeans-tanushri-chattrji-basu/) • [12](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/izabelle-stepped-in-due-to-her-glamour-tanushri-on-purani-jeans/). She described the casting process as a "miserable journey": because the film has two heroes with strong roles, she found it difficult as a new director to convince established actors that she could do justice to both characters, and eventually cast two newcomers, Tanuj Virwani and Aditya Seal[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/i-went-through-a-miserable-journey-to-cast-for-puraani-jeans-tanushri-chattrji-basu/).
Producer Manju Lulla of Eros International and NextGen Films said she and the studio came on board immediately after hearing Bassu's story, with the aim of providing a platform for new talent[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/purani-jeans-is-a-coming-of-age-film/articleshow/31944124.cms). [Rati Agnihotri](https://www.edgepedia.org/rati-agnihotri) plays Siddharth's mother; she is also Tanuj Virwani's mother in real life[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/). The supporting cast includes Sarika as Sam's mother Sherry Joseph, along with [Manoj Pahwa](https://www.edgepedia.org/manoj-pahwa), Rajit Kapur, and [Kamini Kaushal](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamini-kaushal)[9](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/purani-jeans) • [10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/).
## Filming
The film was shot in Himachal Pradesh, with locations including Manali, Simla, and [Chandigarh](https://www.edgepedia.org/chandigarh), as well as Mumbai and New York[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/fraught-with-danger/) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/cast/). Part of the film was shot in a forest area called Pandrameel, 15 miles off Manali, which Bassu had chosen for the last part of the story; the location could be reached only by a rope bridge that shook and swayed as the crew crossed it with shooting equipment[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/fraught-with-danger/). Other locations included stony meandering paths, the [Rohtang Pass](https://www.edgepedia.org/rohtang-pass), and a spot on the edge of a 300-foot-high mountain[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/fraught-with-danger/).
## Music
The music was composed by [Ram Sampath](https://www.edgepedia.org/ram-sampath), with lyrics by Ashish Pandit, Prashant Ingole, Munna Dhiman, and Kunwar Juneja[9](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/purani-jeans). Songs listed for the film include "Yeh Dosti", "Out Of Control Munde", "Yeh Beete Din", "Jind Meriye", "Dil Aaj Kal" (sung by [Krishnakumar Kunnath](https://www.edgepedia.org/kk-singer), known as KK), and "Yaari Yaari", sung by Sampath himself[9](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/purani-jeans). Playback singers also included [Sona Mohapatra](https://www.edgepedia.org/sona-mohapatra), Mika Singh, and Navraj Hans[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/cast/).
## Reception
**Box office.** Purani Jeans grossed $305,113 worldwide, all of it from India, according to [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo)[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3681414/). Trade analyst Komal Nahta called the film "too dull and predictable to make any impact at the box-office" and labeled it a flop[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/).
**Critical response.** Critical reception was largely unfavorable. An aggregate of 16 scored reviews at TheReviewMonk counted 13 negative, 2 positive, and 1 mixed, with critics most consistently attacking formulaic writing, weak acting from the newcomer cast, and juvenile dialogue[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/). The Times of India gave it 2 out of 5, writing that the film "leaves you 'blue' and 'uncool'"[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/purani-jeans/movie-review/34538254.cms). India Today's reviewer wrote that the story was "at best 'purani' (old) and pretty stale" and suggested revisiting [Dil Chahta Hai](https://www.edgepedia.org/dil-chahta-hai) instead[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/).
A minority of reviewers were warmer. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 3 out of 5 and wrote, "I enjoyed 'Purani Jeans' for its freshness in the face of familiarity, and a story that holds all the way to the end", praising the film's ear for how young people speak and Aditya Seal's performance[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-purani-jeans/). Shakti Shetty of Mid-Day called it "a commendable effort" for a film starring fresh faces, while noting it was "certainly no Dil Chahta Hai"[10](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/).
**Audience ratings.** The film holds a 6.2/10 rating on IMDb from about 900 votes, with an unweighted mean of 6.9[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/) • [15](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/ratings/). [Google Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/google-play) users rate it 3.9 out of 5 from 155 reviews[3](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Purani_Jeans?hl=en_US&id=bzgfNmpT-Zc).
## Availability
The film is available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video, and on DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon; in the United States it has also streamed through the Eros Now Select Apple TV channel[16](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/purani-jeans) • [17](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/purani_jeans). Listed runtimes vary slightly across platforms, from 2 hours 14 minutes on Apple TV to 2 hours 17 minutes (137 minutes) on IMDb[18](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/purani-jeans/umc.cmc.5k3nh6lqv7benftse9r7ja701) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/).
## References
1. [Purani Jeans (2014), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/)
2. [Purani Jeans Movie, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/)
3. [Purani Jeans, Movies on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Purani_Jeans?hl=en_US&id=bzgfNmpT-Zc)
4. [Purani Jeans (2014), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3681414/)
5. [Purani Jeans is a coming-of-age film, Times of India (March 14, 2014)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/purani-jeans-is-a-coming-of-age-film/articleshow/31944124.cms)
6. ["I went through a miserable journey to cast for Puraani Jeans" – Tanushri Chattrji Basu, Bollywood Hungama (April 1, 2014)](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/i-went-through-a-miserable-journey-to-cast-for-puraani-jeans-tanushri-chattrji-basu/)
7. [Fraught with danger, The Indian Express (April 4, 2014)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/fraught-with-danger/)
8. [Purani Jeans Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/purani-jeans/cast/)
9. [Purani Jeans (2014), Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/purani-jeans)
10. [Purani Jeans (2014) Movie Review — 17 Critic Reviews, TheReviewMonk](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/purani-jeans/)
11. [Purani Jeans streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/purani-jeans)
12. ["Izabelle stepped in due to her glamour" – Tanushri on Purani Jeans, Bollywood Hungama (April 25, 2014)](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/izabelle-stepped-in-due-to-her-glamour-tanushri-on-purani-jeans/)
13. [Purani Jeans Movie Review {2/5}, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/purani-jeans/movie-review/34538254.cms)
14. [Movie review Purani Jeans: It has an arc that moves and is moving, The Indian Express (May 2, 2014)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-purani-jeans/)
15. [Purani Jeans (2014) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3681414/ratings/)
16. [Purani Jeans (2014), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/purani_jeans)
17. [Purani Jeans, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/purani-jeans/umc.cmc.5k3nh6lqv7benftse9r7ja701)
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