EXCLUSIVE: Callan Farris (Kings, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables) and Arjun Shah (A Charlie Brown Christmas, stage production) have joined the CBS multi-cam comedy pilot Zarna, alongside lead Zarna Garg, who co-writes and co-executive produces with Darlene Hunt.
Zarna centers on the eponymous heroine Zarna (Garg), a proud immigrant woman raising her American-born kids on Indian values.
But now that they’re getting older, it’s time to focus on her American dream. The story reflects Garg’s own story as an immigrant from India who moves to the U.S.
as a teenager. After getting BA and JD degrees, she spent 16 years as a stay-at-home mom before her children encouraged her to try stand-up, launching her comedy career.
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