United Kingdom, June 7 -- Mindy Kaling's superstitions have stopped her from appearing in Never Have I Ever.

The 45-year-old actress co-created the hit Netflix series, which is set in the San Fernando Valley in California, and Mindy has now revealed why she didn't cast herself in the show.

Mindy - who previously co-created The Sex Lives of College Girls - told The Hollywood Reporter: "A show literally about an Indian American family in southern California, and if I wasn't on that - what's wrong with me?

"I think there is a part of me that feels a little superstitious. I'm like, 'these seem to have gone well and I'm not in them so maybe I'll wait.'"

Despite this, Mindy plans to return to acting soon.

She shared: "I miss it. I would li...