The Archies (film)

The Archies
The Archies
	Official release poster
Directed by	Zoya Akhtar
Written by	Story and Screenplay:; Ayesha Devitre Dhillon; Reema Kagti; Zoya Akhtar; Dialogues:; Farhan Akhtar
Based on	Characters; by Archie Comics
Produced by	Zoya Akhtar; Reema Kagti; Sharad Devarajan; Jon Goldwater;
Starring	Agastya Nanda; Khushi Kapoor; Suhana Khan; Vedang Raina; Mihir Ahuja; Aditi "Dot" Saigal; Yuvraj Menda; Suhas Ahuja;
Cinematography	Nikos Andritsakis
Music by	Songs:; Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy; Ankur Tewari; The Islanders; Aditi "Dot" Saigal; Background score:; Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy; Jim Satya
Production; companies	Archie Comic Publications; Graphic India; Tiger Baby Films
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	22 November 2023 (Goa); 7 December 2023;
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est. ₹40 crore (US$4.8 million)

The Archies is a 2023 Indian Hindi language teen musical comedy film, directed by Zoya Akhtar, who co-produced it with Reema Kagti under Tiger Baby Films, and Sharad Devarajan under Graphic India. The film is a live-action adaptation of "The Archies," a fictional rock band who appeared in the 1960's animated cartoon, The Archie Show (with characters drawn from Archie Comics). The film stars Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi "Dot" Saigal and Yuvraj Menda.

The Archies had been under development since March 2018, before Akhtar's involvement as the director and producer of the film (which was officially announced in November 2021). Following an extensive pre-production and casting process, The Archies was shot from April to December 2022 in two concurrent schedules across Ooty, Mauritius, and Mumbai. Nikos Andritsakis handled the film's cinematography, with the original score composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and Jim Satya. The former also composed the songs with Ankur Tewari, The Islanders and Saigal.

The Archies premiered at the 54th International Film Festival of India on 22 November 2023, and was released on Netflix on 7 December 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics.

^ "The Archies (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Netflix collaborates with close to a dozen large brands for The Archies". Economic Times. 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023. The Archies movie, made on an estimated budget of Rs 40 crore, is based on the American comic book series by the same name.

[1] "The Archies (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[2] "Netflix collaborates with close to a dozen large brands for The Archies". Economic Times. 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023. The Archies movie, made on an estimated budget of Rs 40 crore, is based on the American comic book series by the same name.

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