From the sidelines of Netflix’s Tudum in Brazil, Zoya Akhtar speaks to Anupama Chopra about adapting the beloved American comic book series, The Archies, for a modern audience. She opens up about her unique storytelling style, her passion for exploring themes of friendship, and the challenges of incorporating a progressive worldview into a comic first published in 1942. The filmmaker also shares her best piece of advice for the cast that is on the brink of making their debut amidst heated conversation around nepotism.