Parents Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan are my biggest source of guidance: Suhana

The Archies actor Suhana Khan on Wednesday said her parents superstar Shah Rukh Khan and producerinterior designer Gauri Khan are her biggest source of guidanceThe 23yearold who is set to make her film debut with Zoya Akhtars The Archies was speaking at the India Today Conclaves session titled New Kids on the Block Meet the Gen Z of Bollywood aka The Archies GangMy biggest source of guidance are my parents and actually my entire family I feel like we all chip in and help each other out I ask Mom Was that okay Is my hair okay Is my outfit okay Suhana saidThe Archies directed by Zoya Akhtar is an Indian liveaction musical movie based on the popular American comics of the same name It also marks the acting debut of late star Sridevi and film producer Boney Kapoors daughter Khushi Kapoor Betty and megastar Amitabh Bachchans grandson Agastya Nanda ArchieIn the Netflix film Suhana plays Veronica a character she described as someone with a magnetic personality She is unabashedly herself and she knows her worth Thats something Im learning from her she addedAccording to the makers the 1960sset film explores friendship freedom love heartbreak and rebellion through the lives of Archie Betty Veronica Jughead Reggie Ethel and Dilton It will take audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale Everyone on the set of The Archies was trying to facilitate Zoyas vision Suhana saidI guess knowing and realising that I felt extremely nervous and at the same time incredibly responsible Zoya made me feel comfortable on my first day and she did this for everyone She just held her hand through it all And she made Riverdale feel like home from the very first day she addedAgastya said he couldnt have asked for a better team of people to work with than The ArchiesThese guys over here have become my best friends And we hang out a bit too much Its been a great experience he saidThe 22yearold also shared why he doesnt have an Instagram accountIm just not good with Instagram personally but never say never Plus my sister is my greatest PR She posts everything that I need said Agastya adding he has a secret profile on the social media app to watch reelsKhushi said it didnt take the cast time to warm up to each otherWe were prepping every day together We were kind of forced to spend so much time together and going through the same experience made us bond so much Towards the end of the shoot we were moving in a small herd everywhere together she saidAsked what was the best advice she got the 22yearold said to just have funMihir Ahuja Dot Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina also round out the cast of The ArchiesMihir said Zoya asked him to audition for The Archies while they were shooting for season two of Prime Video series Made in Heaven But I also went through the boot camp the acting workshops camera workshops and everything It was a learning process for me again said the 25yearold who plays Jughead in the filmDot said she related a lot to her character Ethel who like her is an oddballI dont think I was one of the cool ones growing up People who like Ethel are some of the more offbeat kinds Im happy to serve them she saidAlso a singer the 22yearold said music is her first loveIm excited to see what this world has to offer me and its just a boundless endless world Im excited she addedYuvraj who essays the role of Dilton said Zoya ensured all the cast members had the essence of the characters they playedIts amazing how accurate she was All of us identify with our characters so much Thats what makes it so easy I think there are so many things about Dilton that are just so true to Yuvraj the 21yearold addedAs a child Vedang said he was obsessed with Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan as the superhero KrrishI was fascinated by this superhero coming from India Thats what inspired me as a kid But after I grew up the performance that changed the game for me was Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar and True Detective season one the 27yearold addedZoya also serves as a writer on the project along with filmmaker Reema Kagti and Ayesha DevitreReema was all praise for the young castTheyve been wonderful You will see why each one just needed to be the character that they are Nobody else could have done itThe enthusiasm and hard work is just tremendous And I mean youll see I know I keep saying that But this is something to be seen how much work these kids have put in and what theyve managed to create she saidMonika Shergill VP Content Netflix India also attended the sessionThe Archies will start streaming on Netflix from December 7This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever