Archie And Gang Go Desi. Zoya Akhtar Directs The Archies For Netflix
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Be ready to meet Archie Andrews and his friends in their Indian avatars
If you are a fan of The Archie comics, Zoya Akhtar's announcement about her new project will make you jump for joy. Archie Andrews and his friends will now meet you in their Indian avatars. Zoya Akhtar, on Thursday, announced that she will direct a coming-of-age musical-drama based on these popular comic characters and the film will be set in 1960's India. Excited, are you? The Hindi adaptation of The Archie comics will be co-produced by Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Sharad Devarajan under their production houses Tiger Baby and Graphic India, respectively. Announcing the film, Zoya Akhtar shared a few comic strips from The Archie showing Archie and his group, including Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge and Betty Cooper, talking about the live-action musical set that will premiere exclusively on Netflix. She wrote: "Archie and the Crew are about to get Down and Desi! 'The Archies' A coming-of-age musical drama directed by me. Coming soon to Netflix!"
See Zoya Akhtar's post here: