TRIPPING DOWN MEMORY LANE

The Archies, one of the most widely anticipated OTT releases of the year, recreates the iconic world of the American comic book series in 1960s India, celebrating friendship and youthful spirit. Spice got filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti to give us a nuts and bolts account of what it was to make the first Archies film.

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Writer-director Zoya Akhtar's oeuvre includes a tale about strugglers in Bollywood Luck By Chance); follows the journey of an aspiring rapper from the Mumbai slums (Gully Boy); a dysfunctional Punjabi family aboard a cruise ship (Dil Dhadakne Do) and three friends on a road trip in Spain Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara).

Her latest, The Archies, though is not just her first-period flick but also recreates the youngest, most idyllic world. Based on the popular American comic book series, The Archies, which drops on Netflix on December 7, is set in 1960s India where Riverdale is a hill station that's home to the Anglo-Indian community.

It celebrates the innocence of youth as well as its resilience and more significantly friendship. And it does so with songs, which build a mood and express a character's sentiment.