In conversation with the cast of The Archies | Vogue India

A refresher on the teens of Riverdale may seem anachronistic in 2023, but it’s a different story when Zoya Akhtar is holding the reins. Vogue India gets a front-row seat to ‘The Archies’ as the director talks about the film and the cast shares unscripted moments of levity.
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Video by: Kris Black
Video edited by: Kevin Karl
Script & Digital Editor: Sonakshi Sharma
Bookings Editor: Savio Gerhart
Styled by Head of Editorial Content: Megha Kapoor
Words by: Sadaf Shaikh
Art Director: Aishwaryashree
Makeup Artist: Natasha Nischol
Hair Stylist: Avan Contractor
Entertainment Director: Megha Mehta
Entertainment Editor: Rebecca Gonsalves
Fashion Assistant: Manglien Gangte & Shrey Vaishnav
Photographer Assistant: Anish Oommen
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Production: P Productions
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[@Priya-gc8ig]

The cast of class on netflix was also fresh, young and mad talented but they were all outsiders. They got the recognition after their work. These nepo babies are given everything on a platter. This vogue video is proof that they not just have foot in the door but entire ducking* house including that door.

[@shreydee14]

The only nepo babies there are Suhana, Khushi and Aghastya.

[@Priya-gc8ig]

@@nissijasmine8113 really? Who? Madhyama segal? And Anjali Sivaraman? Their family are fringe members of the industry, if not complete outsiders. Nowhere near as influential as the Bachchans or the Khans or the Kapoors.

[@raja-jl9os]

​@@Priya-gc8ig salman khan ne class actor k liye post kiya tha 😂

[@raja-jl9os]

​@@Priya-gc8ig salman khan k dost ka bacha class series m tha 😂

[@Priya-gc8ig]

@@raja-jl9os ye bhi toh fringe hi hai. Dost kaunsa actor hai normal outsider hi hai na.

[@JanKut]

I dont think its appropriate to compare The Class cast to The Archies cast. The Class was a series, and The Archies was a movie, both are completely different genres and stories. Some people should watch the movies instead of commenting on it before, it really has a good meaning!

[@TanayaAmar]

Vedang has an interesting face and smile which makes him very attractive

[@ash_cyan]

the cast from 'Class' is so much better than them

[@superduper5949]

Much much better. Infact ironically they looked more rich and glamorous

[@mainshaayartonahi27]

Probably too early to say but they also seemed like better actors. This bunch (from whatever I have seen in the cringe trailers/promos) seem pretty awful to me

[@englishisfun5778]

I think you'll be the first to watch the archies then

[@harshithabharadwaj5040]

They are older than these people that might be the reason

[@yovinnaidu7428]

Agree

[@valleyvlogsss]

Vedang Raina looks most normal among all the snowflakes!

[@DrDropDeadAwesome]

Vogue thinks they’re slick trying to make people watch the whole video for Suhana. Thank God there’s a cursor on the bottom that shows where you’re upto in the video. 3:58 for Suhana.

[@wanderlust1334]

Why do they all act and sound the same? Are they trained to react and talk this way? I'm pretty sure the answers were rehearsed as well.

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

😂 I Agreeeee they have no personality of their own.

[@wanderlust1334]

@@Punjab.1984.neverforget I mean the expressions are also the same man it's truly annoying!!

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

@@wanderlust1334 They all are from hi-fi backgrounds that’s why they sounds like bimbos

[@akkumar9264]

@@Punjab.1984.neverforget 1 min m personality judge kar lete ho !!! waah gyaani

[@InvinciblePepe]

You're so hateful and frustrated

[@Kundrol24]

Dot is really adorable & attractive 💞

[@RoGamg]

Ethel is gorgeous; she looks the part

[@sharmisthabose243]

Yes DOT is the only one with promise

[@InvinciblePepe]

Shahana is so damn perfect for the role of Veronica❤

[@Kundrol24]

@@sharmisthabose243 she does stand out pleasantly in the group 💞

[@misspinkbeau007]

Why does everyone look same

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

These Nepo kids don’t know what it means to struggle😑

[@Songs-lr4wt]

It's their struggle to choose these clothes...

[@adriannacarlyle8296]

Mihir aahuja is not a nepo kid

[@skypink4404]

😂😂😂 stay jealous and bitter

[@AM11_83]

Instead of being so butthurt about them, why don't you use these times to work extra hard so your kids don't have to struggle too? Like SRK did so his kids won't have to go through what he did.

[@bhuumikaaa]

​@@AM11_83agree 👍🏻

[@ashtonchang5457]

I read almost all the sequence of the Archies during my teenage years.. Pls release soon.. Can't wait.

[@sukanyaabhattacharya]

Couldn't hear the interviews well, wish it had better sound. Expect better out of Vogue!

[@Sachi104]

Cast of class >>>>>>

[@omsaktiparasakti9662]

Aiyoooo my childhood … my entire life was about rushing back frm school only to read archies comics n their double digest. Fr sum reason the comic version took us to a real fantasy world we all lived in as a teen❤❤❤❤❤❤ its honestly unexplainable… hav seen few version of it on screen yet the magic which reading these comics spell cld nvr be matched with anything Wish them gud luck . Hope it creates d same magic n gets us to relive our childhood memories in d same fond n nostalgic way❤❤❤❤❤

[@coldplayfan7357]

Yes! Archies were also my childhood comic books along with indian comics like tinkle and champak

[@Kundrol24]

I see, we have fellow Archie’s admirer here 💛🤍💜💚💙❤️

[@omsaktiparasakti9662]

@@coldplayfan7357 sooo true 😀😀😀😃😃champak .. chacha chaudhary .. tinkle … nagaraj these ver treasure of yester years

[@omsaktiparasakti9662]

@@Kundrol24 he he yeah💕💕💕💕😀😀🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🏻such a nostalgic feeling is’nt it!!!

[@asnnj8047]

Same with me, I relate 😊

[@missmalaprop7455]

Still soft and innocent most of them. It will change with experience.

[@KoushaniS]

Cast is really new😮

[@sheetalyadav4563]

Rani mukherjee said it better " ab paisa hai to dhang ki acting kro na". Lesson for nepo kids.

[@sk-nb9bp]

Lucky people to get everything on plat

[@InvinciblePepe]

I can't recall when was the last time I saw this amount of talent, hardwork, struggle and honesty anywhere. These guys are the pinnacle of method acting.

[@NoName-bb2pu]

Why because they talk English well without a bihari or up bhaiyya accent? Would you prefer an Archies with Nawajuddin Chiddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi and other assorted villagers, spitting paan and calling everyone madarchoo and benchoo?

[@vinvin5909]

Where did you see them act?? The movie is yet to release and with their mugged up answers i beg to differ.

[@Chaddest_Maximus]

​@@NoName-bb2puLMAO you're obsessed with them aren't you. He didn't mention any such thing in his comment. You sound triggered.

[@Chaddest_Maximus]

​@@snapbackmonkey1936I think he's being sarcastic.

[@NoName-bb2pu]

@@Chaddest_Maximus are you his gay partner?

[@immrssnow]

Better name it *"Richies"* instead of Archies 😆

[@nakulchauhan6311]

I have read Archie's comics..but no one is resembling the cast.

[@subhasankarbhattacharya612]

kushi talks like her mom

[@unlistedsaahil5399]

The only thing I can say as a former Vogue employee, this is such a badly produced, shot and edited video

[@axoflower_tnec]

Veronica would freak out. Read the comics more to really understand the character. Veronica is a snob

[@shahanahsan05]

Vedang & Mihar were pretty solid,got potential fs but Dot is the only talented one A good actor & a pretty good musician

[@ruchisharma1607]

Bro Suhana somewhat sounded like Mallika Sherawat

[@ruchisharma1607]

@@Peace_4u +1

[@queendom6101]

No offence but i do not understand the hype after the Archies, i mean this is the reason why people are against these Nepo kids and there are south movies or punjabi movies at this point deserve these platforms.

[@galaxy1234]

South movies where every movie has a weird macho as the main character and every women wants to have sex with them.

[@galaxy1234]

Everyone is hating them but they look more loveable than most others because of their innocence and gentle way of speaking. They are not showing any fake style like other celebrities.

[@incelsnightmare]

Ever heard of PR teams? You peanut

[@hsd287]

Let's see their work then

[@happyvalleyroses8145]

lol. lol lol

[@pittyparty08]

Since when did being innocent, charming or "real" make someone a good actor... people are critisizing their acting nobody cares about your personality if you aren't good at your job . Doctors are doctors because they studied hard to clear the entrance exam not because they have a "kind heart" and "real" personalities. No one has the obligation to praise you because you're SRK's or Sridevi's daughter?

[@happyvalleyroses8145]

@@pittyparty08 exactly. This Bollywood’s celebrity worship is something else.

[@ianedwards4400]

What I personally think of The Archies cast. All the kids have oodles of confidence and show great potential of being "Stars of tomorrow". More screen outings will prove what they can actually do. Ethel Mugg is intelligence personified! Vedang Raina is easily the best with his star charisma. Those hooded-eyes which he uses to great advantage, remind me of a very young John Saxon, though fans in India could argue that he looks a lot [from certain angles] like Ranveer Singh. I enjoyed his answers in various interviews and I also love his style of dancing. Suhana Khan shows promise, but has a long way to go. Her dancing in the video 'Wooly Booly' was fabulous and even Sam, the Sham and the Pharaohs would agree. To enjoy this coming-of-age film one has to be educated. The intelligentsia will love it and not the front-benchers, as it will go over their heads. I am sure the film will enjoy more success abroad, that is globally!

[@hsd287]

This is the kinda comment we know is written with an agenda most of us watched the film and despised it

[@JasimHameed]

All them are ❤

[@minkhantpy9228]

Kushi look so similar to Janhvi ❤️

[@deepankarkavathekar2955]

They all sound timid...way far from the character I think they have to read more Archies comics...along with Peanuts, Tintin, Asterix and many more...🙃

[@Maya_xo12]

YOU REALLY HUMBLED THEM 🗿

[@alana_jaykar12426]

Thats what i was thinking..

[@milladurrahmanmubin4698]

Everybody in this are double dholkis😄😄

[@shwetadubey5232]

Suhana is a class apart :) Did you hear her :)

[@sanscarryposts]

I found her the most pretentious and wannabe

[@happyvalleyroses8145]

Hahahaha.

[@prachigaur2782]

Suhana ❤

[@Songs-lr4wt]

Archies or Riverdale is just going to be destroyed, just to launch these privileged kids, in a way, that they dont have to face the wrath of people in cinema. Its just the hight of privilegeness...

[@kanupriyajaireth1981]

They can never be stars let alone superstars if they don't connect with the masses. This show is just meant for thd South Delhi or Sputh Bombay like audiance who have 0 Indianness in them

[@Monkey2004feb]

Excuse me mam everything not meant as connection if see that then lot of bollywood movies tollywood or even Marvel studios won't get recognisation at all..

[@kill3008]

point

[@InvinciblePepe]

Jealousy 🤣

[@Lifegoeson166]

Suhana is so beautiful ❤

[@deepalisinha9813]

Which angle? 😂

[@mrinalrohilla2654]

This video is so scripted i can't even imagine. Anyways I'm not the target audience so i don't care

[@akanchhaaryal4642]

Why are you commenting if you don’t care

[@mokshahs8326]

Agastya is so much similar to Abhishek Bachchan lots of similarity!!

[@HK-mw5le]

Vogue, you can afford two mics. Do better with your production budget.

[@sajidmohammed19]

Vedang the next star in the making, he has potential.. will do well in the future career of acting or Actor..

[@Randomest_Stories]

Oh ofcourse..Suhana, had to be Veronica . Her parents must have put up most of the budget . This is so cringe and 😂 it feels this whole series has been made to spite Kangana! Of the whole lot, Khushi n that big ethel girl look pretty n photogenic. Rest...eh. but maybe the kids will like this faff.

[@silviafernandes1389]

Vedang looks like ranveer singh

[@Christyliu4069]

khushi😍

[@_LadyLazarus_]

This kids are painfully dull. 🤐

[@LiSa-or7dp]

suhana perfect role for Veronica

[@qrt490]

They are the perfect cast ❤❤❤❤❤❤love you Khushi

[@adriannacarlyle8296]

Khushi would have “bought another top”

[@yashodashetty8854]

Whether you are Nepo baby or not if you want to selfachieve the struggle is same which is called hardwork

[@reemasenghosal4040]

The fact that they’re already acting like superstars😂🤡

[@peachlily22]

They all need to learn how to act first

[@yosra9371]

Suhana 🥰

[@justnormal4818]

I love all of them!!! Can't wait for it 😻😻😻😻

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

You like them more than deserving people

[@noriekd2938]

Same here 💗💗💗💗💗

[@justnormal4818]

@@Punjab.1984.neverforget No, I like them in the movie made by a deserving director

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

@@justnormal4818 so not cast good actors also? Ya gutterwood me ache actors ke liye jagah nahi

[@justnormal4818]

@@Punjab.1984.neverforget I'm just saying I really trust Zoya Akhtar's direction. I think that the movie's gonna turn out amazing because of such a meritorious Director, that's all.

[@sanjanasarah1796]

Suhana best

[@unboxingtara]

Why everyone is faking the accent? Future looks bleak 👎

[@udipta72]

The startcast is so fake

[@unboxingtara]

@@udipta72 Can't agree more.

[@harshithabharadwaj5040]

They seem normal

[@harshithabharadwaj5040]

And they are literally speaking normally ?

[@skpurnimasushani6265]

What fake they are normal

[@farahhussain240]

You guys need better sound recording devices

[@allyesakumpakha5727]

1:33 looks much like abhishek bachan

[@murk959]

This is so cringe India has so much talent They could come up with a way better fictional series than copying this age old American one Maybe something with India n Disney or something?,

[@vickykir8311]

Suhana and Vedang ❤

[@chfayyaz4014]

Sound too low!

[@santoshbhargava7544]

Agastya What about your father's business empire ?? Or your family business has shutdown??

[@mansisingh1064]

why people find khushi attractive. idk. personally i just dont see the appeal.

[@popphazelle]

I love this edit of Vogue India 💕

[@punkbabe2192]

The boys so handsome

[@sangeethak.s1411]

The boys?!

[@skypink4404]

They are all extremely beautiful

[@LiSa-or7dp]

wait for the archies movie

[@mustafahaider8718]

Khushi would be a better Ethel

[@shrutikhanvilkar]

No personality, and Suhana would never get work if she was even a TV actor’s child

[@anutpalgogoi9741]

Shows how much they're removed from the real india.

[@atharvawaghaye5519]

Lets not fight on this that in this comment section. Lets all just admit that we r not blessed like this guys who r born with silver spoon, but guess what there parents or someone in their family must have started from scratch because of which their upcoming generation is bearing fruits of it. So yes and i beleive firmly that everyone here will get their wishes fullfill in upcoming time and will succeed in their life. Love You Everyone

[@hsd287]

They won't it's just a one time thing that ain't gonna work even Suhana won't make it

[@galaxy1234]

Yes their someone in their family started out in films from scratch. That is how it works for everyone.

[@hsd287]

​@@galaxy1234 ok but y director or producer just import nepokids even though it's obvious they aren't good enough?

[@santoshitekam9752]

Vogue also promoting starkid movie

[@sajidmohammed19]

They have a long long way to go really craft the Art & Performance, of a true fine Actor or Actress, very long long way..

[@PKL2006]

Vedang and Suhana would look so good together

[@explorernas3752]

10000000000000000000% nepotism

[@mutmainah455]

Suhana❤

[@kns_]

Vedang and Suhana are loveeeee

[@MyselfD18]

I really like Khusi Kapoor ❤️

[@riyazahammad920]

Money makes Money. ...

[@deepalisinha9813]

Archie ,ronnie and Betty..casting is ao disappointing...... specially a huge archie fan .love mihir and dot though .....and vedant is also so reggie ...

[@Sangaviscribes]

So elite are treated like elite

[@sonilicious6083]

Agastya resembles abishek thats cute

[@rags-gamingandmore4714]

Nice kids but none of them stand out except maybe Dot and Reggie a tad bit.

[@reginageorgetownuni]

"Agastya Nanda" looks so much like Abhishek Bachan, it's freaky 😂

[@ashtonchang5457]

The actors must have difficulties in enacting the characters cos they r from this generation and who knows.. I guess they didn't even know that such comic existed😊

[@rihanajan9798]

If Abhishek Bhachan did not make it, neither will this guy lol they are same

[@iamwho1038]

Nepo Kids..... Assemble!!!

[@imtiazfaisal210]

Why don't they show the kids of poor parents??

[@Sensible_human123]

I loveeeeeee Vedang ❤❤❤❤

[@Tapsi-od1nw]

Aghasthya low-key looks like Abhishek bacchan.

[@iamhappy4894]

Kushi ❤❤

[@skpurnimasushani6265]

Wow❤they look awesome

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

Yea they look awesome because of their parents money

[@flyingmonke]

Bruh...

[@rajatkumarsingh2509]

That sharp vigilant sign if betty is so much lacking in khushi. Not a good Betty

[@yaseengani1]

Ethel was the best among the 3

[@jungjaehyunsfirstlove]

is dot an outsider?

[@Priya-gc8ig]

Dude why on the thumbnail you have made suhana look taller than Aditi Aka dot ? Arent they the same height? Just so that the two nepo actresses can look better. Wtf is this?

[@user-ge4vy2zp7v]

Vedang is hot and attractive!

[@Sumaima183]

Nepo kids and their overacting

[@TanayaAmar]

Khushi sounds just like Jahnvi lol

[@DoveSharma]

Are the 3 guys triplets??