Suhana Khan acknowledges she's not very good at handling criticism on social media, and Zoya Akhtar refers to her as a "vulnerable princess."

Suhana Khan is all set to make her film debut in Zoya Akhtar's teen musical comedy The Archies. (Image: Suhana Khan/Instagram)

Suhana Khan, the daughter of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, will be making her screen debut on December 7 in Zoya Akhtar's teen musical comedy The Archies. Suhana recently acknowledged in an interview that, despite her mother being an avid fan, she had never read Archie Comics when she was first offered the role. The love triangle was, of course, the only thing I knew about it. Finding out about all the other characters was incredibly cool after reading the script and the comics, she said in an NDTV interview.

Suhana plays the keyboardist and one of the three vocalists for the rock band The Archies, Veronica Lodge, a major character in the comics written by Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, Reema Kagti, and Zoya Akhtar. Suhana said, "Zoya was what drew me in," in response to a question concerning what drew her to the role. It's an opportunity that you simply cannot pass up, particularly for your first movie. I considered myself to be a girl who aspired to be like Veronica.

"She is a very vulnerable princess," Zoya said in response to a question about why she cast Suhana as Veronica. Veronica goes by Ronnie, and I intended her to be extremely vulnerable. She is a princess; she doesn't have to try.

When asked what she would like to see change in the world, Suhana said, "I truly envied her self-confidence and the way she loved herself," expressing her admiration for Veronica's self-assurance. There have been moments when I've felt unconfident, and all I want is to give young girls confidence. In a world where there is so much scrutiny on social media and you feel so low about your looks and whatever else it may be, I hope that one day I can accomplish that and help them feel more in love with themselves. I genuinely feel strongly about that, so hopefully I can accomplish it.

Suhana said, "To be honest, I don't handle it very well, but I'm trying," in response to a question about how she manages social media and the attention it brings. Strangely, having to deal with hurtful remarks has increased my appreciation for kindness. Meeting real people and witnessing their warmth towards you, especially girls, is heartwarming. Since one is reality and the other is not, that really helps me to distinguish between the two.

When asked where Suhana saw herself in five years, she said, "I'm not sure. In five years, hopefully, I'll be working on a project I love and contributing to global change.