The Archies Review: Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor Starrer Is A Beautiful, Feel-Good Movie

The Archies Review: Zoya Akhtar is undoubtedly one of the best filmmakers we have in the Hindi film industry. From Luck By Chance to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to Gully Boy, she has always delivered something new and wonderful to the audiences. Now, her latest film, The Archies, has started streaming on Netflix today. The movie stars Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Dot and Yuvraj Menda in the lead roles. So, is the movie worth your time? Find out in our review below...

The Archies is about Archie (Agastya Nanda), Betty (Khushi Kapoor), Veronica (Suhana Khan), Jughead (Mihir Ahuja), Reggie (Vedang Raina), Ethel (Dot), and Dilton (Yuvraj Menda). These 17 year olds are staying in an Anglo-Indian city called Riverdale. The teenagers have their problems of love, jobs, and careers, and amid that they come to know that Green Park, a garden in their city is being demolished and a hotel will be made there. How these kids try to save the Green Park, forms the rest of the story...

The movie is based on the characters from Archie Comic books, and it is set in the 1960s. First thing that impresses us a lot is that writers Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, Reema Kagti, and Zoya Akhtar have very well fit in Riverdale town in India. The Anglo-Indian touch in the movie is just perfect. Also, through her story-telling, Zoya always takes us into the world of her movie, and that what happens here.

Zoya has made The Archies has a musical. Musicals as a genre is not much explored in Hindi film industry. A few years ago, Anurag Basu tried that with Jagga Jasoos, and though the film received a great response from critics, it failed to make a mark at the box office. If you are aware of what musical films are, then you will surely like The Archies, but if you don't know much about the genre, then you will wonder why in every 10-15 minutes there's a song.

The Archies is not one of the best works of Zoya, but it is not a bad film. She has presented a visually beautiful film that at the end will get a smile on your face. Also, in the past couple of years, we haven't watched a film with teenagers as the protagonists. So, that makes The Archies a refreshing watch.

Talking about performances, all the six actors have been given a good scope, and all of them have made a confident debut. Khushi Kapoor is very good as Betty and leaves a strong mark. Agastya Nanda is one of the best male debuts we have seen in a long time in the Hindi film industry. Also, he will remind you of young Abhishek Bachchan. Vedang Raina looks dashing, and has given a wonderful performance. Mihir Ahuja gets the perfect comic timing, and Yuvraj Menda too has done a good job. Dot as Ethel looks the cutest and has performed well, and Suhana Khan is also quite good in her role as Veronica.

The movie also stars some other actors like Koel Puri, Tara Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Luke Kenny, and Ally Khan, and all of them are good in their respective roles.

In a musical, songs play a very important part, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music has surely done wonders for the film. Va Va Voom is the best from the lot.

Overall, The Archies is a refreshing, feel-good movie with some newcomers who have performed well. You can chill and watch it on Netflix.