What is going on here?! Are they intentionally trying to get our hopes up and hurt us? Eh, probably not. The two have remained quite close since their days of flirting over stacks of paper at Dunder Mifflin. In fact, Novak even starred in and executive produced The Mindy Project . They've made a number of red carpet appearances together, too. Last year, they dominated the VF Oscars viewing party photo booth , and more recently, Entertainment Tonight reported that Kaling invited Novak as her date to the premiere of A Wrinkle In Time in Los Angeles.