'Deli Boys' Star Saagar Shaikh Wants Raj to Get 'Darker, Grittier, Nasty' if There's a Season 2
Published on: 2025-07-15 18:00:05
I don't know if you've had the chance to watch Deli Boys on Hulu yet, but the new crime comedy series from creator Abdullah Saeed debuted on the streamer on March 6 and it's worth a visit to ABC Deli. The show centers on two coddled Pakistani-American brothers who unwittingly inherit the family's real business after their father dies. The Dar brothers grew up in luxury thanks to their father's enterprises, but had no idea he was secretly running a cocaine empire.
Asif Ali plays the uptight younger brother Mir, and Saagar Shaikh is Raj, the carefree, unpretentious elder Dar brother who has a fondness for cannabis and non-mainstream spiritual practices. Poorna Jagannathan (known for Never Have I Ever) stars alongside Ali and Shaikh as Lucky, a longtime family friend whom they affectionately call Auntie. Lucky is well-versed in corporate boardrooms, smuggling, handling firearms and looking out for her nephews, but she assumes the role of gangster mentor to the main characters. These deli
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