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Mindy Kaling responds to backlash over playing Velma in ‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff: ‘There are Indian nerds’

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Mindy Kaling says she's "surprised" that her upcoming role as a "reimagined" Velma in HBO MAX's new "Scooby-Doo" spinoff has been met with backlash.

     
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