Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jaren Lewison, who are costars on Never Have I Ever, talk about their special handshake.

Apart From Onscreen Chemistry, ‘Never Have I Ever’ Actors Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jaren Lewison Have Their Own Handshake

The third season of Never Have I Ever on Netflix finished with a surprising
boom, or should we say boink? Show’s actors Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who portrays
Devi Vishwakumar, and Jaren Lewison, who plays Ben Gross, have real life
chemistry as good as their on-screen one. Surprisingly, Jaren Lewison does refer
to Maitreyi as “David,” exactly like his character Ben does on Never Have I
Ever, particularly when he reads a screenplay quickly.

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Ramakrishnan received a “flurry of messages” from Jaren after they received the
script of the finale episode. Jaren was like, “David, David, David, did you read
it yet? ” This happened after Lewison finished reading the last scene in which
Devi visits Ben’s home to redeem her “One Free Boink” card. Two of them spilled
beans on their friendship and the show recently in a Q&A session by Netflix’s
Tudum
[https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/never-have-i-ever-fan-event-recap].
Let’s see what they’ve got for us!

ALSO READ: WATCH: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Channel Her Inner Reality Show Judge As
She Picks A Winner From ‘Never Have I Ever’ Cast
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-watch-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-channel-her-inner-reality-show-judge-as-she-picks-a-winner-from-never-have-i-ever-cast/]


NEVER HAVE I EVER… HAD MY OWN HANDSHAKE

Two of them got nostalgic while talking about their first interaction. According
to Ramakrishnan
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-never-have-i-ever-cast-guesses-where-maitri-gave-her-audition-for-the-role/], Lewison
“slid into [her] DMs” on Instagram. However, it was a very sincere and
professional message. That’s how the two first connected. Since they were in the
same grade, Lewison remembered that they both had just graduated from high
school.

He added further that he remember saying, “Hey, I know you’re heading to Los
Angeles.” He too had recently relocated to LA as well. He said to Maitreyi that
he was aware that it is the first significant event of her life. Jaren added
that it is also his first “big thing“.



Lewison
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-assures-never-have-i-ever-co-star-lewison-jaren-of-doubling-his-money/]
just wanted to say “hello” and inform her that he is playing Ben Gross in the
show. He added that he was excited to work with her. They had their first formal
face-to-face encounter during the table read for the series, and they exchanged
a handshake on the first day of shooting that they never forgot. Their handshake
always ends with flipping the bird.

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“We always come away and have a handshake,” Lewison said of the Devi-Ben scene
after it was successfully filmed. They’ve gotten so close that Ramakrishnan,
whom Lewison calls “an unbelievable artist,” created a picture of the two of
them in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netrlix-news-netflixs-avatar-the-last-airbender-brings-in-a-powerhouse-from-amazons-the-boys-to-play-a-pivotal-character/]
for his birthday. That’s one of Lewison’s favorite shows.

ALSO READ: Watch: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Starlet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Beautifully
Grooves to an Iconic Indian Dance Number
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-watch-never-have-i-ever-starlet-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-beautifully-grooves-to-an-iconic-indian-dance-number/]

Their on-screen chemistry is one of the most amazing things about the show. What
do you think?

Watch [https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80179190] Never Have I Ever on Netflix.

Radhika Deshmukh

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The third season of Never Have I Ever on Netflix finished with a surprising boom, or should we say boink? Show&#8217;s actors Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who portrays Devi Vishwakumar, and Jaren Lewison, who plays Ben Gross, have real life chemistry as good as their on-screen one. Surprisingly, Jaren Lewison does refer to Maitreyi as &#8220;David,&#8221; exactly like his character Ben does on Never Have I Ever, particularly when he reads a screenplay quickly.
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Ramakrishnan received a &#8220;flurry of messages&#8221; from Jaren after they received the script of the finale episode. Jaren was like, &#8220;David, David, David, did you read it yet? &#8221; This happened after Lewison finished reading the last scene in which Devi visits Ben&#8217;s home to redeem her &#8220;One Free Boink&#8221; card. Two of them spilled beans on their friendship and the show recently in a Q&amp;A session by Netflix&#8217;s <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/never-have-i-ever-fan-event-recap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tudum</a>. Let&#8217;s see what they&#8217;ve got for us!
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-watch-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-channel-her-inner-reality-show-judge-as-she-picks-a-winner-from-never-have-i-ever-cast/" rel="bookmark">WATCH: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Channel Her Inner Reality Show Judge As She Picks A Winner From ‘Never Have I Ever’ Cast</a>
<h2>Never Have I Ever&#8230; had my own handshake</h2>
Two of them got nostalgic while talking about their first interaction. According to <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-never-have-i-ever-cast-guesses-where-maitri-gave-her-audition-for-the-role/">Ramakrishnan</a>, Lewison &#8220;slid into [her] DMs&#8221; on Instagram. However, it was a very sincere and professional message. That&#8217;s how the two first connected. Since they were in the same grade, Lewison remembered that they both had just graduated from high school.
He added further that he remember saying, &#8220;Hey, I know you&#8217;re heading to Los Angeles.&#8221; He too had recently relocated to LA as well. He said to Maitreyi that he was aware that it is the first significant event of her life. Jaren added that it is also his first &#8220;big thing&#8220;.
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<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-assures-never-have-i-ever-co-star-lewison-jaren-of-doubling-his-money/">Lewison</a> just wanted to say &#8220;hello&#8221; and inform her that he is playing Ben Gross in the show. He added that he was excited to work with her. They had their first formal face-to-face encounter during the table read for the series, and they exchanged a handshake on the first day of shooting that they never forgot. Their handshake always ends with flipping the bird.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.onecms.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F6%2F2022%2F08%2F11%2FNever-Have-I-Ever-Jaren-Lewison-Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-081122.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="1333" />
&#8220;We always come away and have a handshake,&#8221; Lewison said of the Devi-Ben scene after it was successfully filmed. They&#8217;ve gotten so close that Ramakrishnan, whom Lewison calls &#8220;an unbelievable artist,&#8221; created a picture of the two of them in the world of <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netrlix-news-netflixs-avatar-the-last-airbender-brings-in-a-powerhouse-from-amazons-the-boys-to-play-a-pivotal-character/">Avatar: The Last Airbender</a> for his birthday. That&#8217;s one of Lewison&#8217;s favorite shows.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-watch-never-have-i-ever-starlet-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-beautifully-grooves-to-an-iconic-indian-dance-number/" rel="bookmark">Watch: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Starlet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Beautifully Grooves to an Iconic Indian Dance Number</a>
Their on-screen chemistry is one of the most amazing things about the show. What do you think?
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80179190" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch</a> Never Have I Ever on Netflix.

WATCH: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Channel Her Inner Reality Show Judge As She Picks A
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Watch: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Starlet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Beautifully Grooves to
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