Brownies is an independent comedy webseries created in 2012 by Farhan Arshad. The series centers around a South Asian protagonist (played by Arshad) who is on a documentary show about families that are trying to get their children married. During its first two months, the pilot episode reached over 178,000 views.
According to Arshad, there are plans to make eight episodes per season, with an aim to do at least three seasons. Arshad said he created the series because he wanted to tell a story from the American Desi perspective.
References
- Li-A-Ping, Janelle. "New Desi Comedy Series "Brownies" Taking The Web By Storm". Divanee. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- "Desi Comedy Series "Brownies" - Episode 1". YouTube. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- Sastry, Keertana. "Brownies – The Weirdest Shaadi.Com-Style Entry Ever Made". Brown Girl Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- Rashid, Zaynah. "Farhan Introduces Us to Brownies". Desi Club. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
External links
- New Desi Comedy Series “Brownies” Taking The Web By Storm Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- http://browngirlmagazine.com/2012/12/brownies-the-weirdest-shaadi-com-style-entry-ever-made/ Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130124102658/http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/culture_article.cfm?id=1078
- http://ourdesiworld.com/blogs/spotlight/144-meet-farhan-arshad-creator-of-desi-mini-web-series-brownies