Key Points
- He learned a lot from co-stars Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, and Khushi Kapoor
- Ahuja noted his co-stars brought exposure from growing up in film families
- The Archies is a Hindi teen musical directed by Zoya Akhtar, released on Netflix in December 2023
Mumbai, April 16. Actor Mihir Ahuja, who featured in Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies, has opened up on fitting in with co-stars Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda was not difficult for him despite being an outsider.
In an exclusive conversation with IANS, the actor said that he approached the project with a “clean slate”.
Talking to IANS, Mihir shared that he entered the film without any preconceived notions and rather focused on learning from his co-actors.
“It wasn’t difficult at all. Whenever I do any project, I come in with an empty slate, a clean slate. I learnt a lot from all of them, Suhana, Agastya, Khushi,” he said.
Learning from Film Family Co-Stars
He added that his co-stars, who hail from film families, brought with them a certain exposure to cinema.
“They have grown up around films, so they had a certain learning which I got to learn from as well. We really had a blast shooting for the film,” he added.
Talking about The Archies, the movie directed by filmmaker Zoya Akhtar,released on Netflix on December 7, 2023.
The Archies Release and Setting
The Hindi-language teen musical was based on the iconic Archie Comics and is set in the fictional town of Riverdale in 1960s India.
The movie featured an ensemble cast including Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi Saigal and Yuvraj Menda.
The Archies also marked the acting debuts of Bollywood starkids Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda.
Talking about Mihir, the actor received good response for his character portrayal in the movie.
On the work front, Mihir was last seen in the recently released show Maa Ka Sum that also starred Mona Singh and Ranveer Brar.
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Looking ahead: Fans are eager to see if the young cast of The Archies will reunite for future projects or pursue solo ventures following the film's Netflix debut.
