Preity Zinta, Vir Das To Feature in American TV Series 'Fresh Off The Boat', Might Land a Standalone Sitcom If It Goes Well
Fresh Off The Boat is a popular sitcom about Taiwanese-American family navigating life through cultural clashes. The show is in its 6th season right now. Soon, we will see our Bollywood diva Preity G Zinta making an appearance on one of the episodes. It may lead to a spin-off series, titled Magic Motor Inn.
Fresh Off The Boat is a popular sitcom about Taiwanese-American family navigating life through cultural clashes. The show is in its 6th season right now. Soon, we will see our Bollywood diva Preity G Zinta making an appearance on one of the episodes. Along with her will be comedian Vir Das, who has had a brush with American TV when he starred in Whiskey Cavalier. But that is not all. If the response to the special episode featuring the two Indian stars is good and the producers think its viable, it may lead to a spin-off series, titled Magic Motor Inn. Preity and Vir will be the main leads in the series. ‘Mission Kashmir’ Was an Unbelievable Experience, Says Preity Zinta.
If Magic Motor Inn is greenlit, this would be the second time an Indian name would be leading an American TV show. The first one, of course no need to remind, was Priyanka Chopra starrer thriller Quantico, which aired on ABC.
As per a report by Deadline, the special Fresh Off The Boat episode will start shooting on November 18. The special has been written by Indian American writer-producer Rachna Fruchbom. Iconic Roles of Birthday Girl Preity Zinta That Prove She Was Way Ahead of Her Times.
The episode's storyline will feature an Indian family whose daughter attends school with Eddie, the child protagonist of Fresh Off The Boat. The girl’s parents, DC and Meena, are played by Das and Zinta, respectively.
If the network sees potential, a fresh pilot for Magic Motor Inn will be ordered. And we hope that this time around things move forward in a positive direction.
Once upon a time Priyanka Chopra was producing a sitcom based on Madhuri Dixit's life in the US. But the project did not materialise after the announcement and there has been no update on that front ever since. Before that, in 2017, Vir Das landed a lead role in a TV show, 'In Theory', but that, too, never took off.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Oct 29, 2019 05:33 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).