LOS ANGELES — Hollywood star Mindy Kaling has talked about why she has taken a
step back from acting.
During a
conversation with The Hollywood Reporter as part of the Paley Media Council
Series,
Kaling detailed how her superstitions played a role in
that decision while explaining why she didn’t make a cameo in her Netflix
series Never Have I Ever, reports people.com.
Kaling and Lang Fisher co-created the teen comedy, which
ran for four seasons and takes inspiration from Kaling's cultural upbringing.
“A show literally about an Indian American family in
Southern California, and if I wasn’t on that—what’s wrong with me?” Kaling
began. “I think there is a part of me that feels a little superstitious. I’m
like, 'these seem to have gone well and I’m not in them so maybe I’ll wait.' ”
Kaling said fans may see more of her on screen soon.
“I miss it. I would like to write or co-create a show for
me to act in soon.”
For Kaling, she would love to have the opportunity to
double as an actor and director in her next project, which is “unbelievably fun
and it’s so efficient.”
She said: “I would love to do that again. That’s the
thing that maybe in the next couple of years, when I launch a couple of other
things that are earlier in the pipeline, that would be something that would be
fun to do again.”
In February, Kaling’s co-created and executive-produced
Netflix show Running Point was released, starring Kate Hudson in the lead role.
While attending an Emmy consideration event for their Netflix show, Hudson
praised Kaling’s work ethic, especially after giving birth.
Kaling has three children: a daughter, born in 2017, a
son, born in 2020 and a daughter born in 2024. She has kept the paternity of
her children private.