Agastya Nanda in an image shared by his sister.(Courtesy: NavyaNanda)

New Delhi:

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. In the Netflix musical, Agastya performs Archie Andrews. After first showing within the Pep Comics, Archie Andrews gained insane reputation as a standalone character in popular culture. Drawing a comparability between himself and his character within the movie, Agastya, at India Today Mumbai Conclave 2023, stated that he’s “definitely not a casanova.” Agastya added, “I wouldn’t call myself a casanova. Something that we do share in common is our love for music, because it helps you deal with a lot of emotions and that’s where we are kind of similar, and yes, I am definitely not a casanova.”

On his grand Netflix debut, Agastya Nanda stated that it’s an “exciting opportunity” to be streamed in 190 international locations directly. Agastya additionally gave a shout-out to his co-stars and greatest pals Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Dot, Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina, and Yuvraj Menda. “I don’t think you choose ‘The Archies‘. It was Zoya who chose it and we auditioned for it. Being on Netflix is such an exciting opportunity, being streamed in 190 countries at once. I find it so exciting. I couldn’t have asked for a better team of people to work with. These guys over here have become my best friends and we hang out a lot, actually a bit too much,” he added. 

On Wednesday, director Zoya Akhtar shared a contemporary poster of Agastya Nanda as Archie Andrews. In the caption, the filmmaker wrote, “Guitar in one hand…His heart in the other…Archie Andrews is ready to make you swoon.” Replying to the put up, Agastya’s mom Shweta Bachchan stated, “Archie Andrews [heart eyes]” His sister and younger entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda commented: “Archie” with a purple coronary heart.

Filmmaker Karan Johar wrote, “Agggggyyyyyy, love you” and accompanied it with a bunch of purple hearts. 

Sanjay Kapoor’s spouse Maheep Kapoor dropped star eyes and purple hearts within the feedback. 

The official Instagram web page of The Archies wrote, “One smile and we’re head over heels for this rockstar.” 

The Archies might be launched on December 7. It is co-produced by Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Sharad Devarajan below their manufacturing homes Tiger Baby and Graphic India.