The Archies premiere: Vir Das snags pic with Shah Rukh Khan; says, “Meet the King” : Bollywood News

Actor and comedian Vir Das on Tuesday attended the grand premiere of Zoya Akhtar's film The Archies at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. Several celebs including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor among others marked their presence at the gala night.

The Archies premiere: Vir Das snags pic with Shah Rukh Khan; says, “Meet the King”

Taking to Instagram, on Wednesday, Vir shared a monochrome picture with Shah Rukh Khan from the event which he captioned, "Met the King," followed by a crown, joined hands, and a red heart emoticon.

In the candid picture, SRK is seen hugging Vir.

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Speaking of the professional front, the stand-up comedian recently made history at the International Emmy Awards 2023, as he bagged the award for stand-up special 'Vir Das: Landing' in the Comedy category. Meanwhile, SRK is awaiting the release of Dunki, a Rajkumar Hirani film.

Coming back to The Archies, helmed by Zoya Akhtar, the film marks the acting debut of SRK's daughter Suhana Khan, Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda and producer Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor.

It is a coming-of-age musical that 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. The film is all set to stream on the OTT platform Netflix from December 7.

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