It’s rare for a television show about two South Asian men inheriting a crime business from their recently deceased father to be described using words like “relatable” and “hilarious.” Heck, it’s rare for there to be a television series with two South Asian men at the helm, in general. In spite of obstacles like racism, pigeonholing, and a premise that sounds closer to The Sopranos than it does a feel-good comedy, Deli Boys succeeds in flipping the script on its head and making us laugh all the while.
The new Hulu series starring Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan tells the tale of Raj (Shaikh) and Mir (Ali), the spoiled sons of a Pakistani business magnate in Philadelphia who is suddenly and violently killed in front of them. Although — per the comment above about flipping the script — Baba’s (Iqbal Theba)
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