New Delhi: Talks about the casts of Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies have been going around social media for quite some sometime. The announcement of the movie’s release has been made official by the director today. The movie will be released on Netflix and features some of the fresh talents and faces of B-town.
The movie is based on a popular comic book with the same name and each of the characters represents the original characters mentioned in the book. The video was uploaded by the director herself on social media. The one-minute 35 seconds video introduces the cast of the film along with how the film is going to represent a loved comic book visually.
The video shows the characters dressed in bygone days having a picnic in a forest setting. Each shows a different persona and relationship with others. The video has already gotten more than 65 thousand views in an hour of its release.
The film is set in the backdrop of 1960s India and is produced under Tiger Baby and Graphic India production houses. The movie is all set to release in 2023 and will see fresh new talents and debutants in the Hindi film industry.
Agastya Nanda
He is the son of Sweta Bachchan Nanda and Nikhil Nanda, who is a business tycoon. He is connected to the Bachchan family with Amitabh Bachchan being his grandfather and Jaya Bachchan being his grandmother. He will be making his debut with Zoya Akhtar’s film and will be playing the role of Archie.
Suhana Khan
The movie will also mark Suhana Khan’s debut in Bollywood. She is the only daughter of Shah Rukh Khan. She has a strong social media presence and being a star kid, she is always under thorough scrutiny. Suhana will be playing the role of Veronica.
Dot
Dot is a musician who has a song named Khamotion. She has more than 12 thousand followers on social media and has recently released a song titled Wasted On You. She posted the announcement video on her social media, captioning, “Ain’t nothing like old school. Gran your gang ’cause the Archies are coming soon on @netflix_in!”
Khushi Kapoor
Khushi is the sister of Janhvi Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor, and Arjun Kapoor. She is the younger daughter of Sridevi and Bonny Kapoor. Through this film, she will be making her debut in the Hindi film industry. She will be playing the role of Betty.
Mihir Ahuja
He is known for films like Super 30, which was released in 2019, Bard of Blood, and the State of Siege: Temple Attack. He has been a part of the industry since 2018.
Vedang Raina
He is a resident of Mumbai and is represented by Toabh Creative Agency. He has more than 5k followers on Instagram and has posted two videos of him covering songs like Talk by Khalid and Earned It by The Weeknd. This movie will mark his debut as well.
Yuvraj Menda
Apart from dancing, Yuvraj is a great dancer. The cute spectacled actor has more than 7k followers on Instagram and has shared a reel of him dancing on Beyonce’s Freakum Dress.