On Saturday, director Zoya Akhtar confirmed The Archies cast which includes Suhana Khan, Dot, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda, Mihir Ahuja, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina.

It is produced by Akhtar and her longtime collaborator Reema Kagti under their production house Tiger Baby.  The show, an Indian adaptation of the characters and stories from Archie Comics, is a Netflix original.

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One among the actors Mihir Ahuja born in Jharkhand and completed his schooling at Carmel Junior College. Ahuja came to the limelight for his performance  in movies like Super 30, Bard of Blood and Stage of Siege. He also played a role in Disney Hotstar series Human.  He is playing Jughead Jones in the comic franchise. 

Earlier, actor Amitabh Bachchan said he was extremely proud as his grandson Agastya Nanda began filming for the Netflix live-action musical film “The Archies”, which marks his screen debut.

The son of Shweta Bachchan Nanda and businessman Nikhil Nanda, Agastya reportedly features in the Zoya Akhtar directorial as the beloved comic book character Archie Andrews.

Bachchan took to microblogging site Twitter and shared a tweet by a fan, which had pictures of Agastya and the other two star kids set to make their debut with the film- Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and Sridevi’s younger daughter Khushi Kapoor.

“Agastya… A new chapter begins in your life and there cannot be greater joy among us all. My blessings my love and my wishes ever .. Do well .. And keep the flag flying,” the wrote Bachchan. 

Meanwhile, several people from the film industry including Farah Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, and Ayushmann Khurrana showered love on Akhtar’s posts about the first look. Meanwhile, Gauri Khan took to her Instagram account to congratulate her daughter Suhana Khan and the team of The Archies, and wrote, “Congratulations… all the best to all the amazing kids and team of #TheArchies. And who better than @zoieakhtar to guide them through this journey!! You did it @suhanakhan2!!!!!!! (heart emoji).” Suhana reacted to Gauri’s post by writing, “I love you.”