Kelly Kapoor

"Kelly" redirects here. For the character, "Kelly Erin Hannon"', see Erin Hannon.

Kelly Rajnigandha Kapoor (केली रजनीगन्धा कपूर‌, Kelī Rajnīgandhā Kapūr), (born February 5, 1980) is a fictional character on The Office played by Mindy Kaling. She is the Customer Service Representative at Dunder Mifflin/Sabre: Scranton Branch.

Season 1

When Michael uses the stereotype of Indians owning convenience stores during his diversity training seminar, he pushes it too far, and Kelly slaps him. ("Diversity Day")

Season 2

Kelly likes to gossip about what happened in the bathroom with Pam and Phyllis. She is still targeted by Michael about her race, and reluctantly accepts the "Spicy Curry" award at the Dundies. ("The Dundies") She begins to lighten up however and participates in the office games. ("Office Olympics") She and Dwight have a bit of a relationship, and later she kisses Dwight for no reason. She is disgusted by Angela's poster during the Secret Santa giveaway. ("Christmas Party")

She later learns about Jim and Pam and asks Jim why he didn't tell her. ("The Secret") She becomes extremely bubbly and continues to torture Jim when he has to sit next to her by talking about her curtain hangers and her favorite things. She asks Jim to tell Ryan about her. He does so, and they get together. ("The Carpet") However, their relationship spirals downward when Ryan refuses to spend Valentine's Day with her, and Jim tries to convince her that they are not meant for each other. ("Valentine's Day")

Ryan later tells her that he doesn't want to have kids. ("Drug Testing") Kelly states that the saddest day of her life was when Princess Diana died. However, she realizes that her sister died, too, making that the second saddest day. She is a fan of the medical drama, Grey's Anatomy. ("Michael's Birthday") She is also a fan of maraschino cherries. ("Casino Night")

Season 3

Kelly pushes Pam to wear better clothes and helps her shop online. Kelly says Pam looks like a princess and that she is going to cry. She sets up a double date with her, Ryan, Pam and her neighbor, Allen, a cartoonist. It doesn't go well. ("The Convention")

Kelly tells Angela that Dwight is a freak. Angela screams at her. ("Initiation") She gets back to her Indian roots by hosting a Diwali party along with other Indians, however, she doesn't really know what it is. She dances and tries to convince her family that she and Ryan are meant for each other, however, they want to put her in an arranged marriage with a doctor. She hates her sisters. ("Diwali") She is sad when she and Ryan have to break up because of the closing branch, but is thrilled when Jan Levinson announces that Dunder Mifflin Stamford will be closing instead. Ryan is not as happy. ("Branch Closing")

She hugs Jim when he comes back from Stamford and tells her about how celebrities' lives have changed while he was gone. When Jim asks what's going on with her, Kelly, shocked, says that she told him. ("The Merger") She sings a song for Ryan at the Christmas Party and decides go to Pam and Karen's party in the break room. ("A Benihana Christmas") Kelly wears white at a wedding because she has an emergency: she looks really good in white. ("Ben Franklin")

Her friendship with Pam begins to end when she doesn't go to her art show. ("Phyllis' Wedding") Her relationship with Ryan continues to be horrible, and finally she admits to the girls in the office that her relationship is awful. ("Product Recall")

Ryan breaks up with her, to her dismay and shock. ("Beach Games")

Season 4

Kelly explains that she is not sad about Ryan. However, she still has pictures of him. ("Fun Run") Kelly then starts a relationship with Darryl Philbin ("Dunder Mifflin Infinity"), mostly to make Ryan jealous. Kelly wears a short dress to make Ryan want her back, and Pam notices. Kelly then tells Ryan that she is pregnant with his child and goes on a date with Ryan to talk it over. ("Fun Run") Kelly continues to ask people about Ryan's whereabouts while continuing her half-hearted relationship with Darryl. Darryl begins to defend Kelly after Dwight gets mad at her. ("Dunder Mifflin Infinity")

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Kelly continues to berate Ryan. In a meeting, she tells people that Ryan used her as an object. She then makes out with Darryl in front of everyone. Ryan sends Darryl out, while Kelly looks at Ryan. ("Dunder Mifflin Infinity") Kelly begins to make fun of Jim and Pam's relationship and talks smack towards him about Ping-Pong. She kisses Darryl throughout, continuing the relationship. ("Money") Kelly tells Ryan that if Darryl was Ryan, she'd kill herself. ("Survivor Man")

When Ryan is arrested for fraud, Kelly tells the documentary crew that she is planning to wear a cute sweat suit and go to jail to say hello to Ryan. Then she will walk away as the other inmates say, "Damn." ("Chair Model")

Season 5

Kelly continues her relationship with Darryl, only to make out with him in front of the new receptionist, disgraced Ryan. Kelly becomes obsessed with losing weight and passes out on the ground. She is sent to the hospital for three days with an IV. She is sold a tapeworm by Creed, although Creed explains that it wasn't a tapeworm. ("Weight Loss") Kelly sells dancing lessons to Ryan just to increase the sexual tension. ("Baby Shower") She dresses up for Halloween and, when Ryan tells her she looks good, she tells him that it is inappropriate. ("Crime Aid")

Since Jim and Dwight didn't go to her America's Got Talent Finale party, she makes up bad reviews for them. She then admits it, but tells Michael she was raped, again. Michael decides not to follow her. ("Employee Transfer") Kelly then gets back together with Ryan and breaks up with Darryl, who is relieved. ("Customer Survey") However, Ryan then breaks up with her, and asks Kelly for sex one more time and money. Ryan leaves for Thailand. ("Business Trip")

Kelly is offended by Michael making fun of her ethnicity and saying that this is what it would be like if she hadn't left India. ("The Surplus") She points out that Angela is old and doesn't understand why Andy and Dwight would even fight over her. ("Moroccan Christmas") She cries hysterically when people say that Hilary Swank isn't hot, because she isn't hotter than Hilary Swank. ("The Duel") Kelly participates in the roast for Michael and points out that she would rather kiss Kevin. ("Prince Family Paper")

When Jim and Dwight forget Kelly's birthday, she is angry and tells them to screw themselves. She tells them that she wants a cake. Dwight then learns by going into her personal records that she went to juvenile detention. ("Stress Relief") Kelly later is angry when her cake is not decorated and freaks out, however, she is thrilled that she can take a nap at work as her present. Her odd relationship with Dwight continues when Dwight slaps her butt. ("Stress Relief")

Kelly begins to be nicer and pushes Michael to keep looking for the blood drive girl. When Michael says they can leave since it's 5 o' clock they stay hours later to help Michael cope. Kelly and everyone else wish Michael goodbye. ("Lecture Circuit")

Kelly falls for Charles Miner, the new boss and tries to get him to ask her out. She is jealous when Angela Martin also shows interest. ("Lecture Circuit") Kelly continues to pine for Charles and tells him that he is smooth like Jamba Juice smoothies and tells him that she and her sisters are like the Kardashians. When Angela comes into the room to talk to Charles, Kelly tells Charles that Angela is turning 50. ("Blood Drive") Kelly continues to show interest and when Charles calls Kelly Erin Hannon, the new replacement for Pam Beesly, she comes in and tells him that he wanted her. ("Golden Ticket")

Kelly befriends new receptionist, Erin Hannon when she tells Kelly that she looks like Jennifer Lopez. ("Heavy Competition") They re-start Cafe Disco and dance together. Kelly has a dance-off with Andy Bernard and pierces his ear for him. ("Broke")

Season 6

Michael convinces Erin that Kelly is anorexic. Kelly is shocked and thrilled that Pam is pregnant. ("Gossip") She is angry when Jim is put as co-manager because she destroyed Ryan's car and needs the raise. ("The Promotion") Kelly goes to Pam's wedding and dances with Ryan. They are in an on-again, off-again relationship. Kelly is very happy when Pam and Jim walk down the aisle as a married couple. ("Niagara")

Kelly lets Ryan take nude photos of her in the office for a series called, "Exposure in the Workplace." ("Koi Pond") She talks with Ryan all day long and doesn't get much work done. ("Murder") She is ecstatic when Jim gives her a Twilight Poster as a secret santa poster and tells Phyllis that she wants Ryan for her Christmas present. Kelly hugs Erin because she was scarred from Andy's presents. ("Scott's Tots")

Kelly misinterprets Andy's Valentine's Day card towards her and kisses him. However, Andy explains that he likes someone else. Kelly says that she likes him harder now, signaling that Ryan and she are broken up. ("Sabre")

At Dwight's prompting, Kelly applies for and is accepted into Sabre's Print in All Colors minority executive training program. ("Body Language")

When news that Sabre's printers can catch fire leaks to the media, Kelly believes she may have been the source, confessing, "I can't control what I say to people, I spend the whole day talking. I video chat, I Skype, I text, I tweet, I phone..." ("Whistleblower")

Trivia

Kelly claims that she cannot stop talking. Ever, but at least she's aware of it.
Toby once sat in the same cubicle as Kelly, but due to her incessant talking, he was prompted to pretend that he had allergies, and hence was able to move away.
Kelly claims: "I don't talk trash; I talk smack. They're totally different. Trash talk is all hypothetical, like, 'Your Mama's so fat she could eat the internet', but smack talk is happening like right now, like, 'You're ugly and I know it for a fact cause I got the evidence right there.'"
Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly, is a writer on the show.
Kelly's Hindi name is given on the Print in All Colors Web site. She has stated that she hates her middle name.

Appearances

Kelly appears and has lines in every episode, with the following exceptions:

Pilot - does not appear
The Alliance - does not appear
Basketball - does not appear
Hot Girl - speaks only in a deleted scene
Sexual Harassment - no lines
Office Olympics - no lines
The Convict - does not appear, speaks in a deleted scene
Back From Vacation - speaks only in a deleted scene
The Return - no lines
Local Ad - no lines
Branch Wars - does not appear
Dinner Party - no lines
Chair Model - speaks only in a deleted scene
Company Picnic - no lines