Agastya Nanda is rumoured to be making his appearing debut with Zoya Akhtar.
If a brand new report is to be believed, Zoya Akhtar has signed Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda as Archie within the Hindi adaptation of the comics.
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- Last Updated:February 26, 2022, 21:19 IST
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In November 2021, Zoya Akhtar had introduced she is giving the favored Archies comics a desi twist. The director had confirmed she is adapting comedian collection into Hindi in collaboration with Netflix. While Zoya has stored her lips sealed with regard to the casting, it has been lengthy rumoured that Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda, Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor are a part of the challenge.
Though the trio is but to verify the information, a brand new report has claimed that Big B’s grandson has been roped in to play the position of Archie. Yes, you learn that proper! A supply informed India Today that Shweta Bachchan’s son is prone to play the lead position and has been taking appearing lessons as nicely. The supply added that Zoya can be roping in budding actors from non-filmy households as nicely.
“Apart from these two star youngsters, younger actors from non-film households can even be part of the movie. Zoya Akhtar has performed loads of auditions with younger girls and boys who will likely be part of the movie. As far as Agastya is anxious, he has been taking appearing classes,” the source has claimed. The development comes a day after Boney Kapoor told the same publication that Khushi would be filming for her debut project in April.
The Archie Comics revolves around four friends — Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge and Jughead Jones. The comics feature Archie caught in a love triangle with Betty and Veronica. Speaking about the project at the time, Zoya said in a press statement, “It was a large part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally loved, which is also why I am a little nervous. 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.”
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