![]() While Kaling based the show largely on her own teenage years, it also draws on her experience of losing her mother in 2012. While the show can read like a juvenile version of Gossip Girl (try keeping track of whether Kamala's more into Prashant, Steve or Manish how Eleanor and Fabiola are fighting about the text Malcolm sent to Isabella or whether Aneesa is going to hook up with Ben after the rumour Devi totally told Shira at the school's all-night marathon) there's a more serious theme running right under its surface. ![]() WATCH | Mindy Kaling on how she sees herself in (most of) her characters:ĭuration 1:19 Featured VideoMississauga's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays Devi Vishwakumar on Never Have I Ever, where her character is choosing between two boys, who fans have dubbed 'Team Ben' or 'Team Paxton.' Asked who she'd choose, the actor says she's the 'proud prime minister of Team Devi.' "It's so much more fun to watch someone who believes in themselves and makes big mistakes than someone who chooses not to put themselves out there - which is way more what I was like." "I think that's what makes the character cinematic and really fun," co-creator Kaling told CBC News about writing for Devi - a character somewhat based on her own childhood growing up in and around Boston. But also from the start, its formula for connecting with audiences was radically different from other high school dramas and rom-coms.īecause, almost unfailingly, every single choice Devi makes, makes you want to scream.
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