Agastya Nanda on not being a Casanova like his The Archies character, but has THIS in common
Agastya Nanda on not being a Casanova like his The Archies character, but has THIS in common
Agastya Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson, is all set to embark on his Bollywood journey with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. The 22-year-old will essay the character of Archie Andrews in the much-awaited film. In a recent interaction with India Today, Agastya Nanda has opened up about whether he relates to the role of Archie. Shweta Bachchan’s son was quick to answer that he is ‘definitely not a casanova’.
Agastya on not being Archie in real life
Agastya, however, mentioned the only thing in common between Archie and his real self is that they both love music. He added that music helps him to deal with a lot of emotions. “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,” Agastya said.
He went on to add that it was not him who chose The Archies, but Zoya Akhtar who chose them. The Archies will release on 7 December and stream on Netflix in 190 countries. “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,” Agastya noted.
Agastya on his role model
Revealing his role model, Agastya said it was his grandmother Ritu Nanda. I would say my role model is my dadi Ritu Nanda. She is no longer with us but she is a person I’ve always aspired to be like. She just had this warmth about her. If you were around her, you would feel like you could do anything. And I wish I could do that for the people around me, give them that positivity and love,” he said. Daughter of legendary actor-director Raj Kapoor, Ritu Nanda died in 2020.
About The Archies
Produced by Reema Kagti, The Archies cast includes several other star kids like Suhana Khan as Veronica Lodge and Khushi Kapoor as Betty Cooper. The film is a coming-of-age musical which explores friendship, love, heartbreak and so on.
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