Meet Dot, AKA Aditi Saigal Making Bollywood Debut With The Archies

Actor-Musician Dot: Who is Dot is the question on everyone's mind as The Archies has just released. A new era of Archies comics has begun, in its Hindi adaption, which was first announced by renowned filmmaker Zoya Akhtar back in November 2021. The film was released on December 7 on Netflix. 

This film marks the debut of various actors hailing from Bollywood backgrounds namely Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda and Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor in prominent roles. This film also marks the debut of musician-actor Aditi Saigal (Dot), alongside Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina, and Yuvraj Menda whose roles have not been disclosed yet. This will be a live-action musical set in the backdrop of 1960s India. The first trailer of the movie was released on May 14, 2022.

This 34-second-long video, unveiled the cast of the movie while giving the audience a brief idea about the characters and the relationship they share, leaving them wanting more. It is revealed that Agastya Nanda will be playing Archie Andrews, Kapoor will play Betty Cooper, Khan will play Veronica Lodge and  Mihir Ahuja will play Jughead Jones, the roles of other actors are not yet disclosed. However, Cheryl Blossom being the only other prominent female character in the comics has left fans speculating that actor turned musician Aditi Dot might be seen playing her role.

Actor-Musician Dot making debut with The Archies

As the cast was announced through a video, One name played right into the curiosity of the audience. Netizens are curious to know about the actor with a unique name, Dot. Actor-musician Dot has contributed to the making of this movie by taking on multiple roles by not only acting but also creating some music scores for the film. This was shared by Dot herself on her Instagram stories, which stated, “So I wrote some music and sung some songs for #thearchies, a film by Zoya Akhtar. Oh… and also… I’m in it.”

Dot is the stage name of Aditi Saigal, an 18-year-old independent music artist. She goes by the username "dotandthesyllables" on social media. Not bound to a single genre, Dot has created a new wave of music on the internet and rose to fame with her original composition ‘Everybody Dances to Techno.’ Dot's music has been previously featured in the Netflix 2019 Valentine’s Day video. She is also well known for her song Khamotion in 2021 and her latest single Wasted On You.

Daughter of Amit Saigal who is the founder of Rock Street Journal one of India’s oldest music magazines and Shena Gamat, actor and co-founder of New Delhi-based Barefoot! Theatre Company, Dot has art running through her veins. Dot began her musical career in a band called Blank in New Delhi, along with other musicians from One World College of Music. In an interview, Dot stated “It was interesting, it was with some of my friends: a singer and flautist and a bassist, guitarist. We all contributed with a bunch of songs, so it wasn’t just my songs. I think it was a bit more pop-oriented, but I can’t put a finger on that. I don’t get the genre thing, anyway.”

Aditi Saigal (Dot) is also very particular about only creating original music and refrains from playing covers even after continually being pushed by her fans. Singer-songwriters such as Regina Spektor, KT Tunstall and Paolo Nutini to jazz singers Peggy Lee and Etta James are known to have influenced her musical journey. Aditi Saigal (Dot) is featured in the 34-second-long teaser and has gotten everyone confused by her unique name. Netizens are speculating that she might take on the role of Cheryl Blossom. More details on her character are awaited.