We all know Maitreyi Ramakrishnan by her famous role in Never Have I Ever. She is a very young actress and extremely talented. Recently, she talked about her memories as a naughty kid. Maitreyi explained how she loved fooling around, which is how she got into acting.

Today, Maitreyi is a star of a very famous Netflix show. She is a woman of color and is always vocal about how she jokes about being related to Mindy Kaling. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Maitreyi explains how she got herself in trouble by ruining her brother’s birthday party. Let’s find out more about the same.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan talks about being the ‘clown’ of the family

In the interview, Maitreyi talks about her siblings and how being the youngest one made her the funniest. She said, “I obviously stole a lot of my mother’s clothes.” Further, she explained how she made the entire birthday party about her by dressing funny and being the clown. She was the center of attention, and she loved being that ever since she was a child.

Maitreyi also said how she made faces in the camera during family photos, after which Jimmy pulled out a cute photograph of her as a child.

Is she related to Mindy Kaling?

Later in the same interview, Maitreyi said she loves telling everyone how she is related to Mindy Kaling. She said everyone believes her since they are both brown. Since Kaling is one of the writers of Never Have I Ever, we know Maitreyi and her are close. Talking about the show, Mindy, in one of her interviews, said she created the show based on her personal experience. Devi, the character played by Ramakrishnan, navigates love triangles and high school drama. The show also dives deep into some emotional traumas like the passing away of a close family member.

During this interview, Mindy and Maitreyi joked about being a mother-daughter duo. They connect so well with each other that it is hard to believe they are not actually related! If you want to watch the entire interview, you can find it here.