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Zoya Akhtar on relocating Riverdale to 1960s India for upcoming film, The Archies

As kids in the late-1970s and ‘80s, Zoya Akhtar and her brother Farhan were always surrounded by stacks of Archie Comics, an enchanting and somewhat already antiquated view into American culture besides the movies and the music. “The big 500-pagers were a huge treat to sit with and go through and fight over.” Of course, back then, the adventures of …

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Zoya Akhtar says 'The Archies is based on Anglo-Indian community' after facing flak for being 'unrelatable'

Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda and Khushi Kapoor--the most popular new faces--are all set to mark their debut with Netflix’s The Archies, based on the popular comic. Ahead of its release, its director Zoya Akhtar opened up about it during a conversation with the CEO of Archie Comics, Jon Goldwater. Zoya Akhtar who is also producing The Archies alongside Reema Kagti …

Zoya Akhtar has revealed the much-anticipated first look of her upcoming film Archies. The show is an Indian adaptation of the characters and stories from Archie’s Comics, and will mark the debut of Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Sridevi’s younger daughter Khushi Kapoor, and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda. Grab your gang 'cause the Archies are coming soon on …

Work on filmmaker Zoya Akhtar's upcoming ‘live action musical adaptation' of Archie comics is on in full swing. On Thursday, pictures from the sets surfaced online and they showed Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda hanging out together. Khushi Kapoor's Betty bangs and Suhana Khan's dark hair hint at their roles in upcoming Zoya Akhtar Archie adaptation. While Betty from …

Zoya Akhtar is set to bring the Archie Comics to life in a new musical drama set in the 1960s. Earlier, it was reported that Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor’s younger daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda will make their debut with the film. Archie Comics CEO/publisher Jon Goldwater said that he …

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Zoya Akhtar, Netflix India to adapt Archie Comics into a live-action musical adaptation set in 1960s

“I have to make sure the film stokes the nostalgia of a generation that grew up on the comic, and yet resonates with the young adults today,” says Zoya Akhtar on The Archies, the Indian adaptation of Archie Comics for Netflix. Even in India, the popular comic book series has been adapted into memorable films, including Karan Johar’s 1998 directorial …

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