Vedang Raina Explained

Vedang Raina
Birth Date:2 June 2000
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:SVKM's NMIMS
Years Active:2023–present

Vedang Raina (born 2 June 2000) is an Indian actor. He is known for his role as Reggie Mantle in Zoya Akhtar's teen film The Archies (2023).[1] [2]

Life and career

Vedang Raina was born on June 2, 2000 in New Delhi into a Kashmiri family and grew up in Mumbai.[3] He completed his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and subsequently pursued his bachelor's degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (SVKM's NMIMS) in Vile Parle.[4] He started out small with college fests and events, enjoying the time he spent on stage.[5] Raina developed an interest in music and played the guitar years before he had thought about acting. Towards the end of his college years, he decided to venture into modelling and music.[6] He subsequently joined an acting agency to pursue it as a career.[7]

After modelling for several brands, Raina was scouted by Zoya Akhtar for The Archies in 2021 in which he stole everyone viewer's heart through his acting. Akhtar claimed that he had not thought about acting at that point.[8] He was officially announced to be playing the role of Reggie Mantle in May 2022.[9] [10] It was released on Netflix in 2023. Udita Jhunjhunwala of Scroll.in wrote that he "brings the right amount of swag to the rakish Reggie".[11]

Raina will next appear in the Dharma Productions-produced thriller Jigra, starring Alia Bhatt.[12]

Filmography

!Year!Film!Role!Notes
2023The ArchiesReggie Mantle
2024Post-production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Archies: Is Vedang Raina The New Hearthrob On the Block? . 2023-12-23 . Zee News . en.
  2. Web site: Sur . Prateek . 13 Dec 2023 . Year-Ender 2023: How ‘The Archies’ Star Vedang Raina Has Become This Year’s Breakout Fashion Trendsetter . Outlook India.
  3. News: April 3, 2024 . Pawa . Anjana . Vedang Raina on Netflix’s The Archies and Becoming Bollywood’s Next Big Star . live . May 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425171924/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vedang-raina-netflix-the-archies-bollywood-next-big-star-interview . April 25, 2024 . Despite those exciting plot points, Raina insists he lives a “really regular, simple life in Mumbai,” where his Kashmiri family moved from Delhi when he was a kid. . . en-IN .
  4. Web site: 2023-12-03 . All you need to know about Vedang Raina from The Archies . 2023-12-23 . Lifestyle Asia India . en-US.
  5. Web site: Vedang Raina Biography: Know Everything About the Actor Playing Reggie Mantle In The Archies . 2023-12-23 . jagrantv . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-11-21 . Who is Vedang Raina? Everything you need to know about The Archies actor . 2023-12-23 . Pinkvilla . en.
  7. News: Who is Vedang Raina? All you need to know about 'The Archies' star . The Times of India . 2023-12-23 . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: PTI . 5 Dec 2023 . Zoya Akhtar On ‘The Archies’: We Took Themes That Matter To Gen Z And Mixed Them With Nostalgia . Outlook India.
  9. Web site: 2023-12-09 . The Archies' Vedang Raina Looks Like Young Ranveer Singh? Internet Thinks So . 2023-12-23 . TimesNow . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-12-10 . The Archies: 5 Reasons Vedang Raina's Reggie Mantle Is A Must-Watch . 2023-12-23 . news.abplive.com . en.
  11. Web site: 7 December 2023 . Jhunjhunwala . Udita . 'The Archies' review: A good-looking nostalgia piece . Scroll.in . 7 December 2023 . 11 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211164405/https://scroll.in/reel/1059333/the-archies-review-a-good-looking-nostalgia-piece . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-12-08 . Suhana Khan in action-thriller, Vedang Raina films for Jigra; A look at what’s next for The Archies gang . 2024-01-07 . Pinkvilla . en.

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