Mindy Kaling says she realised that there was no one who looked like her on TV
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pinkvilla.com"We talk about how representation matters in Hollywood, so much that it almost loses its meaning. But it's actually real," Mindy told IANS in an interview while talking about how things have changed for women of colour in the West. "Growing up, I realised that there was no one who looked like me on TV, so I often found myself drawing parallels to people who are like me on shows like the Cosby family or characters on white sitcoms.
You cannot imagine how excited I was when 'Bend It Like Beckham' came out. The idea that I could actually see people from my community onscreen blew my mind," added Mindy, who is basking in all the appreciation coming her way for her latest Netflix show "Never Have I Ever".
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