Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh admit they ‘never had the audacity to realize’ a show like ‘Deli Boys’ was possible

Hollywood is full of strange casting stories, yet the one behind Hulu's Deli Boys takes the cake. Although it's now hard to imagine anyone other than Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in the roles of Pakistani-American brothers Mir and Raj Dar, their respective casting almost didn't come to be, since they both initially auditioned for the same role. "I was auditioning for Mir," Shaikh tells Gold Derby, "and Asif, in classic Asif form, got the job. He's really good at getting jobs."

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