WOW, WHAT A RIDE IT HAS BEEN.

WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR CHARACTER NAVIGATE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL FOR THREE SEASONS NOW.

THE SHOW HAS AMASSED A HUGE FOLLOWING.

WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU, AND IS IT A BITTERSWEET MOMENT KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE FINAL SEASON?

>> HONESTLY, YEAH, IT'S BEEN A REAL ROLLER COASTER JOURNEY SINCE I WAS 17 BACK IN 2019 WHERE I WAS, YOU KNOW, GOING TO HOLLYWOOD TO LEARN THAT I LOVE ACTING SO MUCH AND I LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.

BUT NOW IT FEELS, YEAH, BITTERSWEET BUT HONESTLY MAINLY SWEET.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE FANS TO SEE SEASON 4 AND WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

AND I'M JUST EXCITED FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE FUTURE BECAUSE ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE WHOLE RIDE IT'S BEEN.

>> WELL, IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL RIDE FOR YOUR FANS.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ON THE AMANPOUR TEAM AS WELL AND I'VE BECOME YOUR LATEST ONE BECAUSE I STARTED WATCHING THE SHOW AND I'M LIKE I'M GOING TO DO MY RESEARCH AS A JOURNALIST AND WATCH ONE OR TWO EPISODES AND OF COURSE I GET HOOKED BECAUSE IT'S ADDICTING.

YOU HAVE A WAY OF CONNECTING NOT ONLY WITH YOUR CHARACTER BUT ALSO SOME OF THE MAIN THEMES HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE DEALING WITH AND YOUNG GIRLS ARE DEALING WITH IN THE COUNTRY.

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO REALLY CONNECT WITH YOUR CHARACTER THAT WAY?

>> WELL, I THINK -- IN ALL HONESTLY I THINK THAT THE CHARACTER AND ACTUALLY ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE DEALING WITH THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY UNIVERSAL NOT JUST FOR YOUNG GIRLS AND NOT JUST FOR YOUNG TEENS.

THEY'RE DEALING WITH SUCH HUMAN REALITIES OF INSECURITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-LOVE AND ALL THOSE JOURNEYS THAT COME WITH THAT, AND THAT IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN THE CHARACTER THAT YOU FIND IN "NEVER HAVE I EVER."

ANYONE, YOU KNOW, IN HER FAMILY AND I THINK THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF WHAT MAKES THE SHOW WHAT IT IS.

>> AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS CAN NOTIFY AS WELL BECAUSE YOU TOUCH ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT ALL OF US AND ALL TEENAGERS, BUT YOU TALK ABOUT THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF IT AS WELL.

I'M AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES IN YOUR YOUTH WHEN YOU'RE A LITTLE EMBARRASSED OR YOU JUST WANT TO FIT IN OR BLEND IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

LET'S SHOW OUR VIEWERS A CLIP OF JUST ONE OF THOSE CULTURAL MOMENTS SHE EXPERIENCES.

>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF MY DAD AND MAKING SURE SHE HUSBAND ESPN UP IN HEAVEN.

IT MEANS A LOT TO US.

ALSO IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO PLEASE BLESS MY COLLEGE APPLICATION, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

>> DR. KEYS IS WILLING TO WRITE YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

>> I'M ON IT, MOM.

I'M GOING TO ASK HER FIRST 'ing AP LIT.

A REF FROM DR. KEYS WOULD BE THICK BUT ALSO WOULD LOVE A NEW PHONE.

THE FRONT OF MINE GOT CRACKED AM I THREW IT AT A SPIDER.

>> OKAY, I'M NOT SANTA CLAUS.

>> HOW DID YOUR CULTURE PLAY IN THIS SERIES AND WHAT BACK STORY DID YOU BRING WITH YOU?

>> MEAN MY OWN CULTURE IS ALSO BEING -- THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING I NECESSARILY DELIBERATELY BRING IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY OTHER THAN JUST BEING MYSELF, BUT IT IS STILL AMAZING TO HAVE THAT IN A SHOW REPRESENTED.

WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN EVERY SINGLE ASPECT, AND WE'RE NOT A DOCUMENTARY.

WE'RE A HALF HOUR COMEDY THAT AIMS TO BE FUNNY.

THAT IS "NEVER HAVE I EVER" GOAL.

BUT JUST BY EXISTING IN THE SHOW WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW REPRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND HAS A SPECIFICITY THAT COMES WITH I RESONATE WITH.

>> AS WE MENTION THE SHOW WAS CREATED BY LINDA KALEY AND LUCY AND HER LIFE AS WELL.

AND THIS ISN'T THE REPRESENTATION OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THAT WAS AS PREVALENT JUST A FEW YEARS AGO AND A DECADE AGO OR SO OR MORE.

WE'RE SEEING MORE OF THAT NOW, THANKFULLY.

DO YOU FEEL A CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITY TO THE INDIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HERE IN YOUR PORTRAYAL OF DAVIE?

>> I THINK HONESTLY FIRST OF ALL NOT JUST INDIANS BUT RATHER SOUTH ASIANS AS A WHOLE THE SAD TRUTH IS THAT PEOPLE DEFINITELY BUNDLE UP SOUTH ASIANS INTO A BIG UMBRELLA AND WE DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION YET.

AND IT IS ALSO A HUGE PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO, AND I KNOW THAT ONLY COMES WITH ME BEING ABLE TO REPRESENT THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY I CAN, WHICH IS BY BEING MYSELF.

AND I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH SO I TRY TO KEEP MY EXPECTATIONS REALISTIC OF WHAT I'M ABLE TO DO.

BUT THERE IS A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT MINDY HAS BEEN HOLDING ONTO HER SHOULDER FOR A LONG TIME AND MANY BEFORE MYSELF, SO IT'S NOT JUST ME.