{"id":35410,"date":"2023-12-14T14:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/javed-akhtar-compares-agastya-nanda-to-rishi-kapoor-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:29:19","slug":"javed-akhtar-compares-agastya-nanda-to-rishi-kapoor-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/javed-akhtar-compares-agastya-nanda-to-rishi-kapoor-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Javed Akhtar compares Agastya Nanda to Rishi Kapoor | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>Prolific writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is drawing parallels between emerging talent Agastya Nanda and the legendary Rishi Kapoor. Known for his candidness, Javed hailed\u00a0Agastya as a breath of fresh air in the Hindi film industry, expressing\u00a0his admiration for the youngster&#8217;s performance in the latest Netflix film, <em>The Archies<\/em>, a modern adaptation of the popular 90s comic series.<\/p>\n<p>Agastya, the grandson of acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, marked his debut in Zoya Akhtar&#8217;s directorial venture, embodying the iconic character, Archie Andrews. Despite mixed reviews for the film, Javed remains firm in his praise for Agastya&#8217;s portrayal of Archie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking into account the nuance and sensitivity with which Agastya tackled the character&#8217;s playboy tendencies, weaving a narrative that made the audience believe in Archie&#8217;s love dilemmas involving Betty and Veronica, Javed said, \u201cI told Agastya\u2019s mother (Shweta Bachchan Nanda), \u2018Your son is going to be a star\u2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Describing Agastya as the most brilliant emerging talent in the Hindi film industry since Rishi Kapoor over half a century ago, Javed said in an interview with <em>Rediff<\/em> that Agastya\u2019s portrayal of Archie presents a more \u2018<em>masoom<\/em>\u2019 alternative to the \u2018macho, toxic\u2019 heroes prevalent in today\u2019s cinema. Javed added that Agastya&#8217;s performance stands out as a unique take on the hero archetype, capturing the innocence and cluelessness of the character with finesse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The concept of the hero so far has been of the toxic, macho man. Here is an unpretentious and <em>masoom <\/em>hero. Audiences have not seen a hero like Agastya since Rishi Kapoor in Bobby,\u201d he noted. \u201cAgastya will appeal to all youngsters, especially girls,\u201d added the veteran.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Archies, <\/em>alongside Agastya, also stars Suhana Khan, Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s daughter, and Khushi Kapoor, the late Sridevi\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have something to add to the story? 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