Mindy Kaling Loves Rom Coms (And Being The Boss)
12 years, 6 months ago

Mindy Kaling Loves Rom Coms (And Being The Boss)

NPR  

Mindy Kaling Loves Rom Coms Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordin Althaus/Fox Jordin Althaus/Fox Mindy Kaling says she loves romantic comedies, even though she wrote last year in The New Yorker that saying so "is essentially an admission of mild stupidity." Sponsor Message As an Indian-American actress playing a lead on a TV show, Kaling says, she's gotten positive early feedback but still feels the burden of people pinning "their hopes and dreams" on her. "Let me, Mindy Kaling, be a role model if anything — and that's pretty arguable, too — but let the character just be a funny character." Enlarge this image toggle caption Beth Dubber/Fox Beth Dubber/Fox Interview Highlights On being busy "Now that I'm in Hollywood, I have many friends who run their own shows, and one of the personality traits at a party — being overwhelmed by being a show-runner on a show — is just something people adopt.. "And one thing my mom and dad raised me believing is that everyone is busy, so it's not really a good conversation topic to talk about how busy you are.

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Mindy Kaling: Hollywood intuitionist
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mindy Kaling: Hollywood intuitionist

LA Times  

Mindy Kaling, photographed March 1, 2022. At the end of her 2020 memoir, “Nothing Like I Imagined,” Mindy Kaling offers readers a glimpse of her typical day, juggling responsibilities as a single mother and Hollywood producer. And having already made her mark as an actor, screenwriter, producer and bestselling author, the 44-year-old continues to add roles to her resume: In …

Mindy Kaling recalls being branded ‘unattractive’ when The Mindy Project aired
2 years, 7 months ago

Mindy Kaling recalls being branded ‘unattractive’ when The Mindy Project aired

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mindy Kaling has recounted being labelled “unattractive” by the media during …

The Sex Lives of College Girls and Never Have I Ever show we were wrong about Mindy Kaling.
3 years, 2 months ago

The Sex Lives of College Girls and Never Have I Ever show we were wrong about Mindy Kaling.

Slate  

As a romance device, not everyone buys into the idea of destiny. For a long time, Mindy Kaling’s professional destiny felt like one of these things: To fans of the writer-performer’s love-obsessed screenwriting and essays, it seemed obvious that after The Office, she was going to write romantic comedies. Then November brought another new show Kaling co-created, HBO Max’s The …

Mindy Kaling ‘had a reckoning’ after a ‘devastating’ remark from another writers room
3 years, 7 months ago

Mindy Kaling ‘had a reckoning’ after a ‘devastating’ remark from another writers room

LA Times  

Prolific TV star and executive producer Mindy Kaling has opened up about an upsetting experience that unfolded while she was on NBC’s “The Office.” In an interview Thursday on “Good Morning America,” Kaling recalled a moment when a co-worker in another writers room suggested their character should advise her character to lose 15 pounds. For the record: An earlier version …

Mindy Kaling’s epic comeback to a troll hating on her ‘Scooby-Doo’ gig is everything
4 years, 1 month ago

Mindy Kaling’s epic comeback to a troll hating on her ‘Scooby-Doo’ gig is everything

LA Times  

Actress and producer Mindy Kaling arrives at the 2020 Oscars in Hollywood. Some villain on Twitter just tried to undermine Mindy Kaling’s success as the new voice of Velma Dinkley in an upcoming “Scooby-Doo” prequel TV series. Shortly after news broke Wednesday that HBO Max had tapped the actress, writer and producer to star in an animated spinoff exploring Velma’s …

Mindy Kaling's smart teen sex romp "Never Have I Ever" may be her best series yet
4 years, 11 months ago

Mindy Kaling's smart teen sex romp "Never Have I Ever" may be her best series yet

Salon  

Mindy Kaling is obsessed with romantic comedy films, and frankly the world is better off for it. The mournful undertones in "Never Have I Ever" cast Devi's frantic struggle sympathetically. "Never Have I Ever" also skillfully interweaves Devi's identity as the daughter of Indian immigrants through the heart of the story. Through them and, to a lesser degree, the concurrent …

How Mindy Kaling became a force to reckon with in an entertainment industry dominated by white men
4 years, 11 months ago

How Mindy Kaling became a force to reckon with in an entertainment industry dominated by white men

Firstpost  

“Hey gods, its Devi Vishwakumar, your favourite Hindu girl in the San Fernando Valley,” prays a young desi American girl in the teaser for Never Have I Ever. Mindy Kaling’s a bit of a powerhouse in Hollywood today and not just for Indian-origin-Americans, but also for women in general. Fox picked up The Mindy Project a few weeks later with …

Mindy Kaling mines her TV past for big-screen breakout ‘Late Night’
6 years, 2 months ago

Mindy Kaling mines her TV past for big-screen breakout ‘Late Night’

LA Times  

Writer/producer/star Mindy Kaling and director Nisha Ganatra visit the L.A. Times Studio at Chase Sapphire on Main to discuss their love for Emma Thompson and writing ”Late Night.” Film Critic Mindy Kaling is on the phone. “People keep throwing the name ‘Kenny’ around, but I feel like I haven’t earned the right to call you that; I think it would …

Mindy Kaling Will Take On Mom-Shaming On Her Show
7 years, 7 months ago

Mindy Kaling Will Take On Mom-Shaming On Her Show

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mindy Kaling may be staying mum on her reported pregnancy, but she’s not afraid to address motherhood on her TV show. Appearing at a Hulu and Television Critics Association event last week, the actress discussed some upcoming plotlines for “The Mindy Project” ― including a mom-shaming episode. “We have a really funny episode where Julie Bowen plays …

Mindy Kaling talks personality, Pixar, ‘Mindy Project’ move
9 years, 9 months ago

Mindy Kaling talks personality, Pixar, ‘Mindy Project’ move

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Mindy Kaling agreed to voice a character in Pixar’s latest film based on nothing more than an illustration. “They literally could have shown me nothing,” said Kaling, who plays a green, fluttery-lashed girl named Disgust in the new film “Inside Out.” She heard the word “Pixar,” and she was in. The much-anticipated film explores the action inside …

3 Things 'The Mindy Project' Taught Me
9 years, 10 months ago

3 Things 'The Mindy Project' Taught Me

Huff Post  

THE MINDY PROJECT -- 'We're A Couple Now, Haters' Episode 301 -- Pictured: Mindy Kaling as Mindy Lahiri, Chris Messina as Danny Castellano -- By now we've all been accosted by the news that Fox -- the brilliant organization behind such gems as Bones! We know early on in the series that Mindy L. is a professional woman who is …

On diversity, Mindy Kaling finds herself held to higher standard
11 years ago

On diversity, Mindy Kaling finds herself held to higher standard

LA Times  

When “The Mindy Project” premiered on Fox in fall 2012, it was widely hailed as a breakthrough in the diversity of mainstream television. Unlike many past and present medical shows on network television — a list that includes “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scrubs,” “House” and even “E.R.” — “The Mindy Project” does not feature a strong multi-ethnic ensemble. “I have four series …

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