8 Times Actors Broke Up On Movie Sets
2. Mindy Kaling And B.J. Novak Were On And Off During The Office And The Mindy Project
Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak initially got together while filming The Office, in which Kaling played vacuous customer service representative Kelly Kapoor and Novak was cast as Ryan Howard, the long-suffering office temp. Throughout the series, Kelly and Ryan are engaged in an on-again, off-again relationship, which Ryan views as a casual fling but Kelly endeavours to forge into something more serious.
The trope is a well-worn one, and while it is unlikely that Kaling ever went to the lengths that Kelly did to keep her boyfriend on his toes, the actors' relationship certainly went a lot deeper than that of platonic co-workers. The pair dated on-and-off during their time working together on The Office, and their relationship continued while Novak worked as a producer and actor on Kaling's romantic comedy series, The Mindy Project.
The line between friendship and romance was often blurred for the pair. Novak admitted that even they did not know whether they were a couple or just good friends for much of the time they were together. Yet, no matter what the status of their relationship was, they continued to work together and always remained the best of friends. In fact, Novak is godfather to both of Kaling's children.