Shah Rukh Khan has often spoken about his children’s thoughts about entering the film industry, and the star's daughter Suhana Khan’s long-standing ambition to become an actor is well-known among fans too. In a 2017 interview, the 55-year-old opened up about his daughter's potential acting career and his hopes for her in a video interview, saying, “I have big faith in the fact that girls actually don't need any help. They are so wonderfully self-empowered and I'm assuming and hoping that my daughter is exactly the same as any other girl.”
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It's been four years, and Suhana Khan now seems to be all set to make her much-anticipated debut with director Zoya Akhtar, on a series based on the globally loved comic series, Archie. “Zoya has been working on the Indian adaptation of the international comic book, Archie, for the digital giant, Netflix," an official statement read. "It’s a teenage story and she has been on the lookout to get multiple young actors on board to play a bunch of friends. While casting is still underway, she has found one of her central characters in Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter, Suhana. While Suhana has done a couple of short films before, Archie would mark her official foray into the world of showbiz. It's in the nascent stage at the moment, and the final paper work will be done once Suhana and her father Shah Rukh Khan okay the bound script for launch.” The news is bound to pique your interest if you also happen to be a fan of Riverdale, the American teen drama series based on Archie Andrew and friends, which released back in 2017.
Over the past few years, Suhana Khan has been spending most of her time in New York, where she is attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019, the she also starred in The Grey Part of Blue, a ten-minute short film based on a couple working through relationship issues on a road trip. Her performance gained high praise on social media, promising Khan's followers a debut worth keeping an eye out for. What's more, the latest reports surrounding Zoya Akhtar's new project say that the Netflix series is likely to also see Khushi Kapoor in a lead role too. The 20-year-old, who was also studying in the Big Apple until recently, may just join Khan to bring everyone's favourite frenemy duo, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, to life on screen. Which new face will play which character? You'll have to wait to find out.
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