Mindy Kaling and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Compare Their Most Awkward Teen Moments | POPSUGAR Pop Quiz

After the global success of the first season, fans now get to dive back into Devi’s world with season two of Never Have I Ever, which is now streaming on Netflix. Because we can’t get enough of the powerful mentor and mentee duo, we sat down with Mindy Kaling and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to compare their very own real-life coming-of-age moments - from their experiences driving in their very first car, to the album that makes them feel sixteen again.
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[@chaizea9429]

It's insane watching this sitcom icon and up-and-coming actress talk like pals. You can tell how much they respect each other. If I was Maitreyi I would be freaking out; good on her for being so chill but poised in all these interviews.

[@alinagonzalez4133]

shes the producer for never have I ever I think also maybe creator so they've seen each other lol

[@thelanehunter]

They’ve spent a lot of time together by this point. I’m sure Maitreyi did freak out at first lol but she’s good now.

[@zaeemgajani2557]

This feels like we are breaking through stereotypes so fast

[@ananyanegi9423]

What kind of stereotypes?

[@audrey5368]

“Turn this off and watch Never Have I Ever!” I watched both seasons like 90 times... I love Mindy and Maitreyi 🤩

[@audreywillow6731]

I can’t believe she had a crush on the WEASLEY TWINS I love her even more

[@zabindhanji]

I can't believe that Mindy was an anxious teen. She seems so cool and chilled. I guess that she matured out of it.

[@shaheenbeeharry9710]

I can definitely relate to Mindy Kaling's good girl complex with authority figures and poor driving confidence

[@julyxoxo3838]

Maitreyi looks so amazing in that yellow dress!

[@knappflickan]

Maitreyi & Mindy are such a brilliant team! Love ’em! 😍🙌

[@VegHui]

hahah Maitreyi putting out the hot ppl fail ther drver's license test (same tho)

[@elissalombard7021]

Can confirm. I failed my first time, too.

[@petedavidson7003]

I got so excited when maitreyi said she crushed on Fred and George and especially Fred. This girl has GOOD TASTE

[@zuhasajid900]

I had a MAD crush on Fred as well!

[@minniepark4873]

Maitreyi and Mindy are such amazing and talented ppl!! So happy to be their fan :) I like the representation of south Asian females in never have I ever, makes me feel represented..u guys r fantabulous!💜

[@rcs3681]

Maitreyi reminds me of Jenna Marbles so much!

[@phesanto3]

“Netflix won’t take it away!” Lol! Love them!

[@Kaylee_eeee]

I love both of these women so much

[@curly79]

Mindy and me need to be besties, I was so obsessed with the R+J soundtrack and the movie too!

[@sassybrownbeauty]

Love these two

[@CandiceLikes]

Already watched it!! 💕

[@aliensuperstar_803]

Miss seeing Mindy …she’s more like behind the scenes now

[@vithus.3172]

THEY ARE SO PRETTY!

[@LR-kj8ec]

I can't see Mindy being an anxious nerdy teen! She is so confident!

[@penelopepegg7834]

Katy Perry's Teenage Dream answer really threw me off for a second there "She was 16 in 2010??"

[@kaitf4524]

“all hot people fail their drivers test” *proceeds to mention selena gomez* yesss 👏🏻 we love selena and her hotness 😍

[@nidhin2940]

Maitreyi is beautiful

[@namiahajarah3473]

Waiting for season 3

[@kaykayw347]

I love them so much 😭

[@lokeshwaranrajendiran5107]

I'm so happy one of them has a very common south indian name... Feels represented tbh.

[@aishwariyaastephen8532]

Actually mindy kaling’s last name is short for sokkalingam. She uses the westernized version Kaling as her stage name. So they both have pretty common South Indian names!

[@lokeshwaranrajendiran5107]

@@aishwariyaastephen8532 ooh.. didn't know that..

[@shivaanisubramanian]

maitreyi saying her teenage crush are the weasley twins : same girl same

[@AnaisAVIP]

I love it

[@adamkalb1]

It feels like a lucky coincidence - and a dream come true - for Maitreyi to get big new animated roles in Turning Red and My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale at the same time. March 15, 2022, 9:19pm

[@sallysweetman4854]

Maitreyi is still coming of age🤣 it would have been too soon for me to get into anything awkward as I was still very awkward at her age!

[@rishikabiswas6899]

oh my godddd even my crushes were Fred and George!!!!!!!

[@wagnerelle]

Love you Mindy 😘

[@jamalelston8682]

i love mindy so much

[@chrisbean]

I love Mindy's high pitched voice, i wonder if she can sing. Oh, and Maitreyi seems such a cool girl.

[@virginiakelly1678]

Love this show sooooo much!

[@vjldiaries4625]

TeamBen 🧡

[@pofychiquita]

💛💛💛

[@thisisbs808]

Mindy's dress!!!!!

[@insulaarachnid]

I love the dress Mindy is wearing here.

[@mindykaling2203]

Thanks you 🥰

[@Raj-tq4hp]

Ryan used me as an object.

[@rupaliswamy9912]

Being in Hollywood, d 2 beauties Haven't tried any bleach yet...wt an irony...proud of them ❤️

[@buddycore2017]

Beutiful

[@aditimahendra9081]

Only thing that annoys me that they can't even pronounce their names right

[@sangojhsriharsha3534]

Fr!!

[@diksha2575]

Yehh🌟

[@shivani8126]

Pretentious and the fake accent is over the top . These 2 are trying so hard to sound and look a certain way.

[@MP-kd8zn]

Why can't Maitreyi pronounce her own name properly?

[@misterkayy]

Bc of her accent? its ok if She does it to her name imo

[@ags6165]

And the fact that she complains people are pronouncing her name wrong is pissing me off ....

[@shivani8126]

She is a bit annoying to listen to.

[@movieclips624]

U mean rob pat?🤣🤣🤣

[@Estrangedson]

Canada has proms?

[@kelzzd89]

Yeah. Never heard of prom King and queen tho. They are not as big a deal here.

[@kristab6981]

It’s typically just called “grad”

[@Estrangedson]

@@kelzzd89 wait do you guys really say about like “aboot”

[@carlacury5078]

Hot people fail 😂😂 I love her

[@777morgan3]

maitryei as long as the check cashes dont wory about how people pronunce your name after all it is not a common eurocentric name s we r used to...i borke it down into segments and came close u must remember most people in a euroentric society r not accustomed the indian names and no disrespect is intended

[@songbird4422]

Woahhh teenage dream was my answer too

[@anitarathi1863]

Strange when other people can pronounce your names better than you can

[@riggzzz1306]

Hollywood's still trying to shove Mindy down our throats. Ugh

[@bluishblow]

it's interesting seeing Mindy saying she's old school so she was anxious and feared authority, whereas Maitreyi has that big whatever attitude 😂😂

[@vwedeo.8706]

How was she obsessed with Katy Perry’s teenage dream at 16 when it came out 10 yrs ago and she’s only 19 💀😭

[@calexprenas]

because people can be obsessed with older songs? :)

[@uivideos]

she calls herself a HOT, interesting!

[@bashanwashington4801]

Omg I love Indian Women. She's Beautiful Asf 😍😍🤤. I wish Indian women had a attraction to me. I would Love to Date one

[@Valeriaa6240]

Hated the Mindy show ..Mindy kaling is beautiful , talented , fashionable but her character on the show was so annoying .... Love her tho ..she's making India proud ..

[@watsonleo3235]

The humdrum hall tribally drain because skiing frustratingly imagine atop a lush penalty. successful, moldy thistle

[@poojagarach8591]

How many times does Maitreyi say ‘like’ This is the American way of speaking. Indians have started mimicking that as well. Today’s generation uses ‘like’ in between every phrase. It’s not a good speech.

[@jyotimakhija5234]

She’s Canadian

[@poojagarach8591]

@@jyotimakhija5234 yeah. I am not really aware of her origin. But westerners have brought this word ‘like’ in every sentence and even today’s generation in India has started using it so frequently. It just spoils the language and the speech. It’s called excessive usage of fillers.

[@misterkayy]

'like' has been in use in that manner in indian english for the past almost 30 years now. It was annoying when it caught on back then but now not so much

[@poojagarach8591]

@@misterkayy ah is it. I think the usage of like has multiplied manifold. It’s really annoying to me 🙄🙄🙄😛😛😛

[@SM-zj2ps]

Maitreyi was allowed to go to school dances?

[@kagendokaecha9080]

Ok, that dress seems a little too mature for her age

[@lonelyheartsclub7601]

she’s an adult she can wear what she wants

[@kagendokaecha9080]

Bye 👋

[@easypimpin123]

Mindy kaling is getting huge.