Mindy Lahiri finally has parents!
In the few short years we have known The Mindy Project’s Mindy Lahiri, we have met a collection of faces from her past. Last season we met Rishi Lahiri (Utkarsh Ambudkar), Mindy’s brother. Now, in season 4 we are finally going to meet the much buzzed about Mr. and Mrs. Lahiri.
According to E! News Sakina Jaffrey and Ajay Mehta have been cast as Dr. Lahiri’s parents. Jaffrey has appeared in House of Cards and Mehta was on Anger Management and Royal Pains.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Mindy Kaling, the show’s star and creator described her character’s parents. “The dad is someone that I’ve plucked from my love of Jane Austen novels. He’s like a character that I find in those kind of novels. The mom is someone who is so funny and totally original and I’ve not seen on a TV show before,” Kaling said.
Last season of The Mindy Project left us on a cliffhanger. Mindy’s boyfriend, Danny, flew to India to meet her parents.
Yesterday it was announced that Freida Pinto will guest star in The Mindy Project’s season four premiere as a love interest for Danny. The Mindy Project will begin airing new episodes on Hulu this fall.
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