The forged and crew of ‘The Archies’ with Netflix co-chief Ted Sarandos
Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies had its premiere on the Grand Theatre within the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The movie, a live-action musical adaptation of Archie Comics, is ready to launch on Netflix on December 7.
The movie’s forged, together with Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Dot, Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina and Yuvraj Menda, attended the premiere together with Akhtar and co-writer/producer Reema Kagti.
Shah Rukh Khan, father of debutante Suhana, graced the occasion together with different members of his household. The Bachchan household additionally marked their presence to cheer for Agastya, grandson of Amitabh Bachchan and son of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda.
Mumbai: Actor Shah Rukh Khan together with his household poses for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Mumbai: Actor Suhana Khan poses for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are others pose for footage on the premiere of ‘The Archies’
Mumbai: Film director and screenwriter Zoya Akhtar (L) and actor Rekha pose for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan with Saba Azad poses for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Mumbai: Actor Hema Malini (R) together with his daughter Isha Deol poses for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh poses for images on the premiere of Netflix’s movie ‘The Archies’, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Karan Johar, Rekha, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Subhash Ghai, David Dhawan, Karisma Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Hema Malini, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Pooja Bhatt and plenty of different business figures additionally attended the premiere. They have been joined by Netflix co-chief Ted Sarandos and Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater.
In a recent interview with The Hindu, Akhtar described The Archies as a healthful household watch. “I’m doing something on a streaming platform and there’s a lot of — including what we’ve done in the past — adult narratives, so here was my chance to do something for the tweens and to really talk to them. The film is set in a simpler time in India and we wanted to keep that innocence and that wholesomeness. It is that one film where the whole family can sit together and happily watch.”