Zoya Akthar's Netflix musical The Archies wraps filming in Tamil Nadu, India

Tiger Baby produces the coming-of-age musical adaptation 

By Priyanca Rajput 22 Jun 2023

Zoya Akthar's Netflix musical The Archies wraps filming in Tamil Nadu, India
Zoya Akhtar

Production has wrapped on Netflix's The Archies, a coming-of-age, live action musical set in 1960s India.

The film is based on the teenagers of the fictional small town of Riverdale, from the popular comic book series of the same name.

The production filmed in Ooty, Tamil Nadu in India.

Directed by Zoya Akhtar (Gully Boy, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) the film stars the descendants of many of Bollywood’s current superstars - including: Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina.

They are joined by Khushi Kapoor, the daughter of the late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor and sister of Janhvi Kapoor; megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan; and Agastya Nanda, the grandson of legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

The musical was penned by Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Ayesha Devitre.

Production is by Tiger Baby (Akhtar and Kagti), Graphic India (Sharad Devarajan) and Archie Comics.

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