Navya Naveli reacts to brother Agastya Nanda's first billboard

Agastya Nanda, who plays Archie Andrews in his upcoming film ‘Archies,’ has got cheerleaders in his family.

As a billboard featuring the cast along with a countdown timer tracking the number of days till the film's Netflix debut was displayed on Mumbai's Western Express Highway and Agastya's family took to social media handles to cheer the actor.

Agastya's sister, entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda, took to Instagram to post, " That’s my baby brother up there!!!!! @thearchiesonnetflix coming to you on 7th December! #100DaysToGo."

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Shweta Bachchan, Agastya's mother, shared on Instagram, writing, " My son's first billboard!!!! It just hits different!"

To this, 'The Archies’ team including Suhana Khan, Zoya Akhtar, and Khushi Kapoor dropped three hearts.

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To this, Actor and Agastya's uncle Abhishek Bachchan replied with a hugging face emoji.

Meanwhile, Helmed by Zoya Akhtar, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda in the lead roles.

‘The Archies’ is all set to release on the OTT platform Netflix on December 7.

‘The Archies’, a coming-of-age musical, follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton who will take audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale.

The film explores friendship, freedom love, heartbreak and rebellion.

Makers announced the date of launch with a live billboard on Mumbai’s Western Express Highway.

The Indian adaptation of the beloved comics will see Dot play Ethel Muggs, Agastya Nanda as the charming and talented Archie Andrews, Khushi Kapoor take on the role of Betty Cooper, Mihir Ahuja as the always hungry Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge portrayed by Suhana Khan, Heartthrob Reggie Mantle will be showcased by Vedang Raina and Yuvraj Menda will play Dilton Doiley.

Zoya recently unveiled the film's teaser revealing that the film is set in 1964 in Riverdale, described on a railway sign as a "hill station," a term dating back to colonial times that refers to a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain.

One of the transport links servicing the hill stations are small mountain railway trains running on narrow gauge tracks, known affectionately as "toy trains", and the teaser opens with a shot of the top train puffing into Riverdale station. The Archies gang play music and dance at parties and classrooms while also enjoying their time outdoors. (ANI)