NBC Entertainment executive vice president of casting Marc Hirschfeld, has been quoted as saying that the search was for all professional and non-professional East Indian actors.

Indian Americans with an American accent would be considered for five roles: that of a father, mother, their two sons and their servant.

Sunil Sonny Mehta (20's): On the eve of his graduation from UCLA Medical School, he's having last minute jitters about being a doctor. Although Sonny has been raised in America, he still straddles the traditional East Indian culture of his parents.

Raju Mehta (20's): A couple years behind him in medical school, he is Sonny's younger brother. Used to being the underdog in the family because he is not married and not yet a doctor, he is gleeful to learn that Sonny's life has gone off the rails.

Dr Arjun (40s-60s): The father of Sonny and Raju, Arjun is an East Indian Walter Matthau.

Dr Sarita Mehta (40s-60s): The mother of Sonny and Raju

Govind Singh (40s-60s): The Mehta family servant.

The show has been written and produced by Ajay Sahgal and Karey Burke and Jamie Tarses are the executive producers.