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'The Archies' Trailer Brings To Life The Coming-Of-Age Story Of 7 Teenagers

The trailer of the upcoming streaming Bollyღwood film 'The Archies' was unveiled on Thursday, and it follows the life of seven teenagers in the idyl🅠lic fictional town of Riverdale.

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The trailer of the upcoming streaming Bollywood film 'The Archies' was unveiled on Thursday, and it follows the life of seven teenagers in the idyllic fictional town of Riverdale. The film stars a bunch of newcomers including Suhana Khan - the daughter of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, Agastya🎉 Nanda - the grandson of veteran Bollywo༒od megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Khushi Kapoor - the daughter of producer Boney Kapoor.

The 3 minute long trailer shows the titular character of Archie Andrews, essayed b🎶y Agastya, who is a compulsive flirt and has his eyes set on Veronica, portrayed by Suhana, and Betty portrayed by Khushi, b🔯oth of whom are best friends.

The trailer shows the group of teenagers wrestling with love, heartache, friendship and rebellion as it offers a glimpse into the world of the film, set in the hilly town of Riverdale, in the India of tꦫhe 1960s.

The conflict in the film arises when ‘Green Park’, which is so dear to the teenagers, gets sold for building a swanky hotel by Veronica’ dad, who also buys all the shops at Town Square to rebuild them into🅰 a plaza. This leads to friction between the friends and sets the ground for the narrative.

The Arcꦛhies also stars Mihir Ahuja, Dot.🔴, Vedang Raina and Yuvraj Menda.

The film i🌃s directed by Zoya Akhtar, who has co-written it with Reema and Ayesha Devitre. It will stream on Netflix from De𝓡cember 7.