Directed by Zoya Akhtar, The Archies will start streaming on Netflix on December 7.
After unveiling the musical teaser of The Archies at the Netflix Tudum event in Brazil in June, the streaming platform Netflix has finally announced the release date of Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, and Khushi Kapoor's debut film on Tuesday, August 29, by launching a 100-day countdown for the romantic drama.
On Tuesday morning, Netflix shared a small clip on its social media handles in which the entire The Archies cast, including the three star kids and Aditi Dot, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, and Yuvraj Menda, are seen posing with different coloured umbrellas in front of a huge hoarding with the film's poster and a countdown that says "100 days to go". Along with the clip, the OTT platform wrote, "Hamari kahaani ka countdown shuru ho chuka hai (The countdown for our story has started) This is a daily reminder that The Archies arrive on December 7th)".
The Archies is the fifth full-length feature film by Zoya Akhtar after making box office hits and critically appreciated movies: Luck By Chance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, and Gully Boy. She has also directed shorts in Bombay Talkies, Lust Stories, and Ghost Stories, along with Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar, and Anurag Kashyap.
In a recent interview with mid-day.com, when Zoya was asked about the trolls calling The Archies "too white", the filmmaker had given a strong reply stating, "Well, they are all Indians (on the screen), this is kind of reverse (racism). Are you saying fair (skinned) people aren’t Indians? How do we define what an Indian looks like? It could be Hrithik Roshan. It could be Mr Rajinikanth, Diljit Dosanjh, or Mary Kom. That’s the beauty of India."
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