Agastya Nanda to play Archie in Zoya Akhtar's Indian adaption? Details inside

Shweta Bachchan Nanda's son Agastya Nanda is all set to make his acting debut. He will be seen playing the role of Archie in filmmaker Zoya Akhtar's project, The Archies.

A few days ago, Shweta Bachchan Nanda's son, Agastya Nanda, was spotted in the city with Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar. The buzz is that Agastya and Suhana Khan will be making their acting debut with Zoya Akhtar's film, The Archies, which will stream on Netflix. Now, IndiaToday.in has exclusively learnt that Agastya Nanda will reportedly be seen playing the role of Archie in the film.

Spilling the beans on Agastya Nanda's role and his acting debut, a source close to the film informed IndiaToday.in, "Shweta Bachchan Nanda's son Agastya Nanda will play the role of Archie in Zoya Akhtar's film, which will also star Shah RUkh Khan's daughter, Suhana Khan. Apart from these two star kids, young actors from non-film families will also be a part of the film. Zoya Akhtar has conducted a lot of auditions with young boys and girls who will be a part of the film. As far as Agastya is concerned, he has been taking acting lessons. Unlike his sister Navya, who doesn't have any plans to step into showbiz, Agastya seems quite interested in acting."

Meanwhile, a little birdie informed IndiaToday.in that the makers of the film are apparently trying different looks on Suhana. The star kid recently created waves for her red saree look on Instagram. And our source has confirmed that it was all a part of the prep for her acting debut with The Archies. In the film, Suhana will be seen in both western and Indian looks. As per the source, the star kid is putting out different looks on Instagram to see how people react to them.

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