Mindy Kaling reveals why she took a step back from acting

Mindy Kaling stepped away from acting for a bit, but now, she’s ready to run point on screen.The 45-year-old starred as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom “The Office” for eight seasons from 2005 to 2013.From there, Kaling garnered a slew of iconic roles including her own show “The Mindy Project” which aired a six season run from 2012 to 2017.After starting her own production company called Kaling International in 2012, she spearheaded the comedy “Never Have I Ever” which was a Netflix hit for four seasons before ending in 2023.Now, the “Inside Out” vet is explaining why she stepped back from the screen.“A show literally about an Indian American family in Southern California, and if I wasn’t on that—what’s wrong with me?” Kaling told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.

“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.’ ”These days, the actress is ready to get back in front of the camera.“I miss it,” admitted Kaling.

“I would like to write or co-create a show for me to act in soon.”Although the “Late Night” alum didn’t elaborate on what kind of project she sees herself in, she did note she’d love to act and direct it. As Kaling put it, doing both is “unbelievably fun and it’s so efficient.” The last time she did so was on “The Mindy Project.”“I would love to do that again,” she went on.“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.”Kaling’s latest co-creation was the Netflix sports comedy “Running Point” – which debuted in February and starred Kate Hudson, Brenda Song, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur and Justin Theroux.The businesswoman executive-produced the 10 episode series, which was recently renewed for season two.Kaling ...