'THE ARCHIES'

RIVERDALE GOES DESI: MEET

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Riverdale is coming to Bollywood in the form of Zoya Akhtar's adaptation of Archie and gang for Netflix

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Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest if Riverdale High's students have thrilled teen readers for decades

Archie and gang from the comics

Classic Archie comics are set in retro-era USA where they hang out at a diner called Pop Tate's after school

Archie and gang from the comics

Zoya's film appears to be true to the era and is titled 'The Archies' – in the comics, that's the name of a band Archie leads

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Agastya Nanda stars as Archie Andrews, the title character who is torn between Betty and Veronica

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Suhana Khan is cast as rich man's daughter Veronica Lodge who is often a mean girl and vies with Betty

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Khushi Kapoor plays Betty Cooper – despite their rivalry for Archie's affection, Betty and Veronica are best friend

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Mihir Ahuja co-stars as Archie's best friend, the woman-hating and food-loving Jughead Jones

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Vedang Raina is cast as the scheming Reggie Mantle, most often Archie's nemesis and sometimes his friend

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Musician/actress Dot plays Midge Klump, on whom Reggie has a crush. In the comics, she is Big Moose's girlfriend

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Yuvraj Menda co-stars as Dilton Doiley, the gang's brainiac and amateur inventor

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Jughead Jones from the comics

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