Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar took to her Instagram handle and dropped the solo posters and motion posters of the characters in her upcoming film The Archies. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda and Khushi Kapoor and also stars Vedang Raina, Yuvraj Menda, Mihir Ahuja and Dot aka Aditi Saigal. Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya plays the role of Archie Andrews in the film. Sharing his posters, Zoya wrote, “Meet Archie Andrews. The heartthrob of Riverdale who isn’t sure where his heart belongs.” Reacting in the comment section, mother Shweta Bachchan wrote, “Yay.” Navya Nanda and Karan Johar also dropped red heart emoticons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) Suhana will play the role of Veronica Lodge and her description read, “Sassy to classy and everything in between, the world better watch out for Veronica Lodge ‘cause here she comes.” Karan wrote in the comment section, “Omg! Best morning ! The kids look great!!! Suhana so excited.” Kareena said, “Gooooooo Zoyaaaaa. Best Best.” Shweta dropped heart emoticons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) Khushi is all set to play Betty Cooper and her description read, “She might be the girl next door but she’s not one to be taken granted for.” Shweta called her a ‘cutie’ in the comment section and Guneet Monga dropped red heart emoticons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) Vedang will play the role of Reggie Mantle. His caption read, “The only thing Reggie loves more than himself, is him winning. Beware, he’ll charm his way through your heart. “Meet Dilton, Riverdale's own walking library. When he isn't hanging with the gang, he's inventing to make the world a better place. Get set to geek out with him," read Yuvraj Menda’s caption, who will play Dilton Doiley. Dot is all set to play Ethel Muggs and her caption read, “Ethel Muggs knows how to keep things quirky, witty and crafty! Whipping out sweetness is her superpower, so catch her in The Archies. Mihir will play Jughead Jones and his description read, “The only food Jughead Jones share with you is food for thought. Hide your burgers and milkshakes, Jughead and The Archies arrive soon.” In an earlier chat with Film Companion, Zoya spoke about how the actors prepared for their roles in the film and said, "They had to read the comics obviously, because it’s not their generation, I gave them countless films to watch from the period, teenage films, musicals, just different tonalities. They did acting workshops, dance workshops, singing workshops, they had to do skating, swimming, cycling." She added, "Then we did an entire workshop with them with camera, had to explain to them because it is a very technical job. So catching the light, hitting the mark, what does it mean to give shoulder, to be in a close up, to be in a wide shot, action continuity, what is set protocol. They went to school. They came to set trained."
