India Today Conclave 2023: The Cast Of Archies | Gen Z Bollywood; The Archies Cast

Monika Shergill, vice-president, content at Netflix India, said that The Archies is going to be the biggest film of the year on the streaming platform. She said the film was going to be released during the holiday time to "bring joy" to everyone.
Reema Kagti, The Archies writer and producer, spoke about why she chose the show to be set in the 1960s era. "We were trying to create a Riverdale in India and make it real," she said.
When asked if working with budding actors such as Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda, among others, was difficult, Reema Kagti said that they were not. Rather, she said, they were "enthusiastic" and "hard-working".
Agastya Nanda, playing Archie in the 'The Archies' film, said that the one thing he has in common with his character was that both of them love music. When asked about his role model, he said his grandmother Ritu Nanda was the one he looked up to.
Khushi Kapoor on playing Betty Cooper in 'The Archies': "I identified with certain parts of her. She is sweet and caring, but at times she can be too sensitive." In addition, she said that the best advice she received was to "have fun and relax" as she can get a bit nervous on set.
Mihir Ahuja on playing Jughead in The Archies: "We were put in bootcamps for singing as it is a musical. I also had to learn how to drum because Jughead plays drums."
Vedang Raina, who plays Reggie Mantle in The Archies, said that he always had an inclination towards the performing arts. Raina revealed that when he was younger, he was fascinated by the film Krrish, starring Hrithik Roshan.
Suhana Khan, who plays Veronica Lodge in The Archies, said that she hopes to have the confidence that her character has. Khan further spoke about studying acting, explaining that the reality was different. Suhana said that although she was "extremely nervous" at the beginning of the show, director Zoya Akthar made them feel "comfortable" on set.
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[@iamyk0]

Omg..I came here for Suhana..ofc she was amazing but Mihir was the show stopper!

[@isabelladcunha4499]

Suhana I love your simplicity.❤❤

[@mutmainah455]

Suhana❤

[@jamshedpurjammers8822]

This DOT girl will go very high in this industry. Not as a leading lady( in hero oriented movie) but in the supporting actor role or a independent woman oriented movie. Giving vibes of kalki koechlin. Looking forward for her!!!!

[@heracles8311]

She's an amazing songwriter(and has a good voice as well) . I hope people dont associate her too strongly with the other lackluster people in this movie.

[@mahabubajannathashi1199]

True!!

[@Ice-rs4wn]

Such a cute voice.Suhana❤

[@ashmita67]

"Raggie" has the real talent here also his good physic helps to gain more popularity in this movie. He has already created a particular fan base. Also he told in his interview that he actually auditioned for the movie which is really logical. All the best for him.

[@chandra66356]

Suhana s aware of her insecurities, though she s the baadshah gene. Love u for tht 💕. N she s so bold to accept it on stage and her shaky voice s the evidence to witness the truth of her words 💕

[@sneha8732]

That beat boxing was my god...blown away 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hasinamohammed9268]

Yes SUHANA and Agusta Nanda and the whole team we're Awesome 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Amazingly fantastic!! Team !! 17:00

[@ironicaaz3593]

Suhana is my all time crush Highly excited to see her after her first short film. That short film just told me about how great An actor Suhana is. She was just amazing giving 4 expressions in 5 seconds. That was a treat to watch

[@rags-gamingandmore4714]

Lol

[@insearchofnemo]

Ok

[@kavitavant4318]

PR TEAM

[@sabrinakhan8217]

Hijda looks better than Suhana

[@Chupsssse]

Suhana khushi seems a kind Lady . No arrogance .

[@semaab_88]

Suhana so beautiful and so attractive ❤

[@isabelladcunha4499]

Suhana great job. Will watch on 7th.

[@mahabubajannathashi1199]

Dot has something in her that you just can’t look away from her ❤❤

[@user-jh6wk5pb9w]

Suhanna future superstar!!!

[@user-ue6no4td6y]

Dot is an awesome singer,Mihir beatboxes great..Suhana is nervous but cute

[@fubgelsen4220]

Wow khushi 😍😍😍

[@nishthasingh9034]

More excited to see Mihir and Dot, so bloody talented!!!

[@tejalmishra1]

Mihir is really talented 🎉

[@sushmithabhaskar9517]

awesome anchor … did a great job 👏

[@rags-gamingandmore4714]

This Ethel girl represents the actual Ethel so much but watching her here makes me feel she could have made a gorgeous and perfect Veronica Lodge

[@Kundrol24]

Yeah, you are right. I didn’t noticed it earlier. Your observation is quite apt 👍🏼

[@isabelladcunha4499]

Suhana work hard and reach on top.😊

[@sindhumm6402]

Kushi❤

[@chandra66356]

Dot, u r so lovely

[@Nagesh4400]

I loved anchors soft english

[@adityajoshi5807]

"Goodie Ms. Two Shoes" hahaha

[@galoutlaw8089]

Khushi is the only one I cant imagine as an Archies character, and definitely not Betty.

[@meerapathak9193]

Dot girl is amazing 👌👌👌😍😍😍😍.

[@devisingh196]

Only fir Khushi Kapoor ❤

[@ashadulhoque7193]

Suhana Khan ❤ wow Best of luck to The Archies .

[@qrt490]

Khushi❤❤❤❤❤love you and your style, and all you haters with your negative thoughts and your shit goo luck don't blame those kids if they are born in rich famous familys.

[@Purple-Lily]

Talent wow!

[@mprashantkumar3815]

Khushi kapoor 🎈❤️

[@jshaan75]

Khushi Kapoor is so dull. Dot is so enigmatic and dynamic. These two don't deserve to be in one frame.

[@user-ge4vy2zp7v]

The Archies is kind of the show that is more likely to be watched by the classy audiences of India and wealthy people from rich society and people who cater to reading books and reading fashion magazines and are non judgmental people and educated audiences!! So definitely people who are desi wouldn’t like it

[@simonel2928]

I kind of agree with you…. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ge4vy2zp7v]

@@simonel2928 😄…I’m glad someone liked it and understood what I was trying to say. Thanks :) ….It is true. Honestly, I can relate to this …I am someone who never judged people in a negative way. I feel grateful and blessed for that. I was born in India, went to a very good high school and moved to the United States…so I can say I grew up watching American shows and movies! And when this came up, I was so keen on to know the entire cast and now I just literally can’t wait for it to be on my big screen in my living area here!! And are you from India ?

[@syamanta_]

Its a show for people of elite background. The time period of the story was set at a time when India was struggling with food insecurity. Its a story for a niche audience and have nothing to with being educated or classy. Most Indians doesn't like their elites as they want to be Americans with no class and live in a bubble with gender studies degree.

[@prashantrawal8975]

What do you mean by classy audiences? I also grew up in India was educated in a convent high school then went to America and watched American shows and my problem is if I want to watch all this I can watch Hollywood but nothing like this ever existed in the 60s in India. My problem is how brainwashed these kids are bowing to a superior culture. Maybe Vivek Agnihotri is right. These nepo kids hate India but are stuck due to their baap dada ki milkat. You too are super judgmental because you are also judging others as illtreat trash who may not like this kind of cinema. I have not seen one Indian of the 1960's in the trailer. This movie is not about rich or poor as I am not poor. This movie is about a bunch of rich kids who hate India and are trying hard to make India into some western country but do not have the imagination or creativity or any idea of how to do it. So they just make sasti copies of US OTT's like Barracuda Queens or even Riverdale for that matter. Even the name here is Riverdale. It is this attempt at making a quick buck off of the naiveness of the younger generation that is the problem.

[@user-ge4vy2zp7v]

@@prashantrawal8975 Dude, how come are you saying these kids hate India, come on man! No one is saying that! I don’t know how you are coming to such a weird conclusion about this film. It was purely Zoya’s idea to come up with this, at the end of the day it is a film! So where this 60’s thing popped up from ?! We all know it originally originated in the states but this is just another version of it created and directed in India for the Indian audiences with all cast from India! It is a great moment that Indian directors and writers are not less either. At the end of the day, people are going to watch movies and start their life like they do ! Why worry so much about it !

[@nehreenchowdhury]

The kids are so well prepared

[@misramalvi]

suhana thank you for pronouncing prepositions the way they were meant to. ''TO' and not 'TUH'. be best friends with jahanavi and betty but thank you for not speaking like them.

[@amardeepkumar3828]

The interviewer is so on point. Ma'am a fan of Aarvam !

[@RaviNayyar]

Ah, yes, this is what the New India is all about. Nepo-kids paid to act in a movie based on a story written by foreigners and for foreigners.

[@shubhchakrabarty]

Hahaha so true ..... Colonialism mindset Not in south thats why RRR is roaring box office all around the world

[@Huu159]

Don't worry. Lots of Indians will watch

[@RaviNayyar]

@@Huu159 Of course - a subset of those on Twitter and who want to consume content about white cultures.

[@RaviNayyar]

If I can chime in, I reckon that was @Huu159's point, made while being sarcastic.

[@narayangopal62]

Grow up guys. Watch the movie. It is such an entertainer. The entire cast has done well.

[@DebVids]

Most successful on this lot will be Mihir & DOT...not the star kids...mark my words & revisit here after 15 years.

[@deepalisinha9813]

Agree

[@narayangopal62]

Don't Agree. The star kids also did a good job and mark my words they will do well. 15 years....Mark my prophecy

[@RoshnisTV]

i font think so look also matters. dot doesnt have that superstar charm. the most sucessful will be vedang raina, he has already signed with aliaa bhatt for next movie

[@shipprint1551]

nepotism rocks....no struggle ...automatic talented.. ..every one praise them... all lucky kids...

[@syas13]

Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor, etc kids included, right?

[@ironicaaz3593]

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhat are so talented that ur nepo things doesn’t effect them

[@reshmaumesh1250]

This nepotism topic has become a big boring topic..now..if you're talented enough you stay ..and especially in india from politics to business nepotism is every where..why don't people question them

[@RomanReigns-ix1pj]

​@@ironicaaz3593😂😂😂 ok bro nobody gives a F about them.....

[@RomanReigns-ix1pj]

​@@reshmaumesh1250yeah i feel the same since today people go to watch movies after seeing a lot a reviews...... So no matter how big u are doesn't matter if story's good u r going to win...

[@misramalvi]

can someone tell betty its CAST and not CASTED. Also vedangs hot. and suhana is like her daddy, smart, eloquent, graceful

[@hsd287]

Betty is Khushi Kapoor

[@misramalvi]

@@hsd287 sure.

[@monishap490]

For a leading publication such as India Today to be calling a group of individuals, who are representative of the highly discussed nepotism phenomenon in Bollywood is a bit low. This is not representative of “India Today” at all and is of no encouragement to the younger generation. Instead maybe they could consider calling the ISRO team behind Chandrayaan, or Pragnnanandhaa or Neeraj Chopra and their team etc,

[@ironicaaz3593]

Sir, can u plz shut up and leave Just saying things against nepotism doesn’t make u sound right and cool Alia Bhat, Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir khan all are nepo kids but are great and some of the best actors in india. And these kids also have the same potential So india today taking their interviews at such a young stage is a good thing If u can’t support genuine actors, then plz leave There are enough interviews of Chandrayaan, Neeraj Chopra and pragnanandha. We can’t keep talking about the same people and achievements for our whole life Talk logically or leave

[@narayangopal62]

@@ironicaaz3593 Well said! The entire cast of 'The Archies' have done their part so well. Request all to watch the movie and feel good.

[@rags-gamingandmore4714]

Wth this guy Agustya does not even look like the guy from the archies trailer

[@Amit-oj4ho]

Anchor is literally fawning before the nepokids. Who have Zero contribution

[@an3fantasy]

Lapel 😄

[@MS-mm1zk]

Such poor questioning from the interviewer. A pity.

[@kavitavant4318]

11:55 (AajTak India Today)ownerwhite top product of nepotism

[@truegunner7223]

This caper seems like the mother of all nepotism in Bollywood.

[@sunsa331]

Is Reema Kagti gay?

[@kamilsh]

Isn't that evident

[@narayangopal62]

I can definitely vouch that she has immense talent and is part of this incredible movie. Grow up.

[@kamilsh]

@@narayangopal62 I didn't ask. Derogatory I'm gay

[@MyPlanetMyDuty]

But we don't know this language

[@jacksonwangspapillong4217]

Umm... you're commenting in english sir...

[@NeilAnandrao]

Duh! Archie main character is so dull and meh! This sounds like Zoya’s first flop..

[@deepalisinha9813]

Arbaz n Mallikas son can be Reggie akhays son Archie...heavens sake anyone hot n with omph of Ronnie but this poor one

[@aliandrebecca7047]

In this interview what's been the most noticeable and interesting factor is that the 3 or 4 outsider's that came sounded and looked so talented, confident and full of life. However, I found the Nanda guy, Suhana and Khushi so average , undeserving with zero talent, knowledge and ability. Nevertheless, just like all other bollywood stars kids I'm willing to see what they can do. But really the girl that sang my full bet is on her. Now whether she'll get the opportunities like the insiders is to be seen.

[@CalmRelaxTranquil]

I wonder what TALENT one could possibly tell from a short interview? It's not like you have their movie to base your unfounded judgments on. Just say you hate non-outsiders and sit down. Until you see the films and watch their career, you have no basis for calling Suhana, Nanda guy and Kushi "average, undeserving with zero talent, knowledge and ability" UNLESS you are a hater with nothing more productive to do. The outsiders would not share in your baseless comments; after all, Shahrukh Khan (you know the King Khan? and the father of Suhana Khan) is "The Outsider", so pls grow up.

[@deepalakshmi5890]

Why take something which has no relation to real India that too with nepos

[@Remy4556]

I envy these kids. Ugggh, the disgusting life I'm living.

[@syas13]

hopefully Archies is not in that crappy Indian accent..annoying.

[@RomanReigns-ix1pj]

The reporter just said everyone read the comics 😂😂😂 wtf we use to just watch Doraemon ot chotha bheem not this stupid archies... And 1960 india is like this... BS movie just made for NRI's😂

[@jacksonwangspapillong4217]

I was born and brought up in India and read The Archies alongwith Panchatantra stories and other regional comics... And no, I'm not one of those "elite" society members. It's just what someone could get their hands on and simply read them :) no comic is "stupid" or worthless

[@prashantrawal8975]

Oh Bhai I am an NRI. Please If I want to watch this kind of stuff I will watch a Hollywood original not such sasta rip offs. Vivek Agnihotri is right. These people hate India but have to be here because of their Baap Dada ki milkat so they make such trash for clueless kids in the mega cities of Mumbai and India. This is the Dil Chahta hai of this generation. Complete bakwaas...

[@mrajput6585]

Nobody wants to watch these NEPO strugglers

[@CalmRelaxTranquil]

Yet you are here; and bright and early?

[@Amit-oj4ho]

Suhana is as bad as Gauri 😂😅