Star kids put their best foot forward in rom-com Cast: Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi Dot Sai...
Star kids put their best foot forward in rom-com
Cast:
Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi Dot
Saigal, Yuvraj Menda, Vinay Pathak, Alyy Khan, Satyajit Sharma, Luke Kenny, Koel
Puri, Tara Sharma, Delnaaz Irani, Jamie Alter
Streaming
on: Netflix
Welcome
to apna Riverdale where the boys are not so nice and the girls are all sugar
and spice. For someone who was weaned on a staple diet of Archie comics and Archie
digests through the 80s, The Archies is a joy to behold. Taking you for a
mirthful ride back in time to the early 1960s, Zoya Akhtar and company pay tribute
to the Anglo-Indian community in India and their contribution in nation-building
through this musical rom-com based on the legendary Archies
comic book series.
Archie
(Agastya Nanda) is the lovable Casanova of Riverdale with an ever-roving eye who
can’t decide who he loves more (Veronica
Lodge (Suhana Khan) or Betty Cooper (Khushi Kapoor). Best friend Mihir Ahuja (Jughead
Jones), Aditi Dot Saiga (Ethel), Yuvraj Menda (Dilton Doiley) make up the rest of
the gang he hangs out with.
Even
as Archie is all set to leave for higher studies to England, a serious issue
rears its ugly: redevelopment of the town’s biggest asset Green Park with local
tycoon Hiram Lodge (Alyy Khan) planning a grand hotel to bring in the dough. All
the friends rally around to save their beloved park with the town’s residents giving them the much-needed support.
With
three star kids making their debut in The Archies each coming from legendary film
lineages, the film could well have had an overcrowded canvas with the supporting
cast as add-ons. But kudos to the genius of Zoya Akhtar and her team, each of the
debuting stars and the other cast members have equal screen time with no “favourite”
games being played.
Suhana
has the saas and trademark SRK attitude, Khushi has the acting chops of Sridevi and Agastya,
Big B’s grandson fits in perfectly as the confused and affable Archie.
The
music is foot-tapping with all the young stars more than ever nimble on their
twinkle toes. Shot in Mumbai and picturesque Ooty, the hill station never looked
better.
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