American actress Mindy Kaling says "The Lunchbox" star Irrfan Khan is her "favourite actor in the world".

"You are my favourite actor in the world. Everyone follow the great @irrfan_k," Kaling tweeted on Monday.

Replying to the creator of "The Mindy Project", Irrfan posted: "@mindykaling thank you so much... Those words from you, mean a lot. You should come to India soon ... Die hard fans waiting for you".

After Tom Hanks, Mindy Kaling is another actor from Hollywood who has praised the 49-year-old.