Abhishek Bachchan welcomes Agastya Nanda to the movies; Janhvi Kapoor cheers for ‘magical’ Khushi Kapoor

Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’, starring Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, and Khushi Kapoor among others, is all set to release on Netflix on December 7. Ahead of its premiere, a special screening of the film was held in Mumbai which was attended by a slew of celebrities. 

The Bachchan family, Shah Rukh Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, and Kajol were among many others present at the event. 

Hours after the screening of ‘The Archies’, Abhishek Bachchan took to Instagram to welcome his nephew Agastya to the movies. Sharing a picture from the screening, Abhishek wrote, ‘All you have to do is reach out and I'll be there to hold your hand. Welcome to the movies my dearest Agastya!’

Janhvi Kapoor also took to social media to cheer for her sister Khushi. She shared a picture from the screening and wrote, ‘The sunshine of my life and now the sunshine of cinema. You are magical.’ 

In the picture, Khushi was seen seated on Janhvi’s lap, and the latter hugged her tight. 

At the screening, Janhvi looked stunning in a shimmering, stone-studded gown. 

About ‘The Archies’

The trailer for the film was released in November. The forthcoming film promises to be a tale of friendship as the gang strives to save their town, Riverdale. 

Talking about the idea of adapting ‘The Archies’ comics, Zoya Akhtar said that she was initially unsure if the essence of the comic could be retained, but ‘Since it’s a global IP, I need to be able to take something from here and do it in a language that retains its original essence and speaks to kids today. We were excited about that. We have done whatever we wanted to, and now we are getting scared, as always.’

The Archies is a heartwarming coming-of-age story set in the vintage aesthetic backdrop of the 1960s and is a collaboration between Netflix India, Tiger Baby, Archie Comics, and Graphic India.

The film will be available on Netflix on December 7.

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