바카라The Archies바카라: Cast & Crew
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Cast: Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi "Dot" Saigal, Yuvraj Menda, Koel Purie, Santana Roach, Rudra Mahuvarkar, Tara Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Luke Kenny, Alyy Khan, Kamal Sidhu, Satyajit Sharma, Delnaaz Irani, James Alter, Pooja Sarup, Ashish Sawhny, Sahil Jaffery, Avan Contractor, Dierdree Wright, Diya Gupta, Nikhil Kapoor, Ashok Banthia
Available On: Netflix
Duration: 2 Hours 21 Minutes
바카라The Archies바카라: Story
Set in 1960s India, Archie and the gang navigate romance, friendship and the future of Riverdale as developers threaten to destroy a beloved park. Will the gang be able to save the park? Will there be heartbreaks caused because of this tension? Will the friends ever remain friends after this feud over the park? Will the kids fall prey to their parent바카라s mistakes? Will the kids ever feel love for each other, ever? Well, for all that you바카라ll have to watch 바카라바카라.
바카라The Archies바카라: Performances
is the pick of the performers. The entire story revolves around him. Being a newbie, he gives a very measured performance. He tries to be that cool and suave philanderer but ends up coming out as the cutesy first crush that everyone wishes to have.
While it바카라s wrong to compare two actors, as they바카라re sisters, it바카라s somewhat allowed. gives a much better debut performance than what Janhvi Kapoor did. Khushi Kapoor holds her own and gives the character a much-needed depth that it deserves. Her dialogue delivery reminds you time and again of Sridevi.
may have been the weakest of the three leads, but she can바카라t be blamed for it. The character itself was a very pompous one, which sort of didn바카라t suit Suhana바카라s down-to-earth real-life persona. She did try to make the character stand out by giving it the outlandish Bollywood wife vibe, but it ended up coming a lot forced.
The rest of the supporting cast was actually the highlight of the film. From the geeky guy to the guy with the shiny hairdo, everyone was spot on. While they weren바카라t given the lead roles, but they did grab your eyeballs and stood out in the gamut of newbies.
looks out of place. His character tried a different accent, which didn바카라t suit him at all, and came out quite caricaturish.
Alyy Khan had a standout performance. His persona speaks volumes and makes the character even more sinister than it actually is. It makes you wonder why we see him so less in Hindi films.
바카라The Archies바카라: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
fails. She tries to give the audience something new in the form of a Western musical, but somehow people aren바카라t still open to such a genre shift. Bringing in that many number of songs in her directorial takes you away from the story quite often in the first half. You start losing interest in the plot and it ends up feeling like just a boy meets girl kind of story rather than having a deeper connotation, which comes out in the second half.
The writing by Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar is able to create an entirely new world for you. Within the first few minutes of the film, you바카라re sold on the concept of this idea of a make-believe place. However, where the writing lacks is to carry on this belief of the audience in its storyline and dialogues. While it바카라s set in the 1960s some of the plot points seem to be a bit too modern for that era. While that can be overlooked, what바카라s even surprising is that the entire storyline feels very superficial and tries to cater to the feel-good Christmasy feel of good winning over bad. Sadly, the core point of the story could have been a bit more poignant which when told through the eyes of these young kids would have left an indelible impact.
바카라s dialogues were decent. However, each character could have been given a bit of a punchline considering the era in which the film is set, which was famous for punchline-laden dialogues.
Nikos Andritsakis바카라 cinematography is pretty much the best thing about 바카라The Archies바카라. The way the sets have been designed and erected and the way the scenes have been shot in real locations, it doesn바카라t give a feel that you바카라re shooting 1960s in the 2020s. The camerawork is so smooth that barely are there any goof ups and you바카라re given a very smooth seamless effect. Also, the varied ways in which the characters have been shot with each getting quite a few direct-to-camera shots makes the viewing pleasure even better. Also, the landscape that has been shown is gorgeous and Nikos Andritsakis gives you that exotic feel brilliantly.
Nitin Baid바카라s editing too could have been a bit crisper. Some of the scenes in the middle just felt a bit too dragged out making you feel like they could have been chopped a bit.
Even though the concept of a musical hasn바카라t yet been sold to Indian audiences that much, but the music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, The Islanders, Aditi 바카라Dot바카라 Saigal, and Ankur Tewari is brilliant. While the songs tend to come out of nowhere and you바카라re caught off-guard thinking why it바카라s there in the film, but when you listen to the songs just on the jukebox, some of the songs actually are really catchy and stick on with you. Songs like 바카라Yeh Saari Aawazein바카라, 바카라Jab Tum Na Theen바카라, and 바카라In Raahon Mein바카라 will definitely find a place on your playlists.
바카라The Archies바카라: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라s Verdict
바카라The Archies바카라 is definitely not a cup of tea for everyone. It바카라s not a one size fits all. If you바카라re not into the Western musical structure of films, this will bore the heck out of you. The young actors are promising. The direction does lack the punch that Zoya Akhtar usually has. But overall, for the ones who바카라re familiar with the 바카라High School Musical바카라 sort of movies, this is still an Average Watch. I am going with 2.5 stars.
