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Her two best friends are obsessed with robotics and drama club.
She hasnt dated anybody, much less had her first kiss.
She fulfills all the expected TV tropes of a nerd.
I couldnt even say a moment in my life where I feel truly embarrassed.
She jumped at the opportunity, Kaling said.
From there, I hired a really young, diverse staff and then we all delved into our childhoods.
It was like doing a little bit of therapy every day.
Unlike so many other teen characters, especially South Asian ones portrayed onscreen, Devi isnt meek.
It was a lot, she admits, but she considered it a necessity to find the right actor.
(Dont worry, they emailed her.)
You learn so much in casting.
It was kind of a no-brainer.
AfterNever Have I Everfound its star, the finer aspects of Devis character took shape.
Even the script was open to real-time tweaks.
An early moment when Devi says, Whats poppin?
to God wasnt originally written in the script.
The boyfriend of her annoyingly beautiful and intelligent cousin Kamala (Richa Moorjani) is Asian-American.
I feel like a lot of people think,Youre so lucky this happened to you.
They make it seem like I won the lottery because I just bought a ticket and I submitted it.
