Sasha Urban editorMeera Simhan has been cast in ABC’s comedy pilot “The Son in Law,” Variety has learned.Simhan will play Khushi Mehta, Asha’s (Reema Sampat) high-strung philanthropist mother.
The show follows Asha’s relationship with Jake (Chris Sullivan), a plumber who is older and significantly less wealthy than Asha and her family, of which Asha’s mother disapproves.
Khushi’s husband, Om, is the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, but back in the day, Khushi’s own parents disapproved of her relationship.
Ever the charmer, Khushi is well connected in Manhattan’s wealthy social scene, and she doesn’t even attempt to hide her feelings about Jake and his desire to marry Asha, much to Asha’s dismay.
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