Bollywood Archie Comics adaptation: Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead — characters from childhood fave Archie Comics — are coming to a screen near you… Bollywood style!
While the direction of the show is unclear, it will be based on the Archie Comics — the same comics Riverdale is based on. The series is expected to air in 2022 and some of the casting is already complete.
Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana and Boney Kapoor and Sridevi’s younger daughter Khushi have been cast as Betty and Veronica, according to the publication. It also said that there is a “strong possibility” of Saif Ali Khan’s son Ibrahim being cast as Archie.
The show will mark the Bollywood debut of all three celebrity kids. Khushi’s older sister Jhanvi has already made her debut in the industry.
News of the Indian adaptation of the Archie Comics was first reported in 2018. However, it was initially reported that the project would be a film.
The production is a joint collaboration by Archie Comics and Graphic India and was touted as the first international comic to be translated for Indian screens.
Archie Comics have sold over two billion copies worldwide and are published in over 17 languages in over 55 countries.
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About Bollywood Archie Comics adaptation, Sharad Devarajan, co-founder and CEO of Graphic India, said it’ll involve a plot twist: “Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead have been a source of inspiration for numerous Bollywood films over the years, and now it’s time to take them fully into Bollywood in an exciting new twist of a story that we have planned.”
