‘Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, and Khushi Kapoor auditioned for ‘The Archies’ like another actors’ : Karan Mally reveals Zoya Akhtar didn’t think about their mother and father earlier than casting | Hindi Film Information

The 2023 musical drama ‘The Archies’, directed by Zoya Akhtar, garnered consideration because it featured star children Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, and Khushi Kapoor in lead roles, marking their debut. The movie confronted backlash for casting star children in the primary roles, whereas some critics felt that the film would have been higher with proficient newcomers. All the brand new forged members in ‘The Archies’ have been subjected to trolling and damaging feedback about their performances, with netizens pointing to nepotism. Casting director Karan Mally has now responded to the widespread criticism concerning the movie’s casting.Casting director Karan Mally says all of the star children went by way of auditions

In a latest dialog with Galatta India, Karan Mally addressed the widespread assumption that Suhana, Agastya, and Khushi have been chosen with out auditions. He clarified that each actor, no matter their background, underwent correct display screen assessments. “We performed a number of auditions, together with with star children and different aspiring actors as properly. Ultimately, we did no matter we felt was proper. Once we have been working, we thought we have been doing good work. We by no means thought of who was whose youngster. Zoya isn’t even like that — we didn’t think about that whereas casting,” he shared.He additional revealed that Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Boney Kapoor had no say within the collection of their kids for the movie. “Be it Bachchan sahab, Khushi, or Suhana’s mother and father — I met all of them on the premiere. They have been by no means concerned earlier than that,” he famous.Concerning the casting of The ArchiesThe Archies additionally launched audiences to contemporary faces reminiscent of Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina, and Aditi Saigal. Karan admitted that a few of these new skills didn’t obtain the eye they deserved, because the discourse was largely targeted on the performances and casting of celeb kids. He additionally shared that the staff had tried their finest to remain true to the comedian e-book whereas making The Archies.