Priya, I am loving your answers. 😊 Good going, girl!
Some more... (Pertaining to Maya, not Priya)
1. Have you watched the movie Maya Memsaab? What are your thoughts on Maya as the protagonist in the movie? Do you think the word Maya (meaning delusion or spell in Hindi) was aptly used as the title for the movie?
2. What is your opinion about Rani Mukherjee as Maya in the movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna? Was she delusional about her life, love, and partner-to-be? If it weren't for her cheating on her husband, what would it be? What suggestions would you have jotted down for her, anonymously, on a piece of paper?
3. The European name, Maja, is pronounced 'Maya,' as opposed to Maa-jah. However, the connotation for Maja is entirely different from that of Maya. What are you views on this cultural confusion of the two homophonic names?
*While you're at it, please tell me whether homophonic is an actual word or not. I was looking for the adjective form of the word homophone.* 😆
4. Wouldn't you just love it if someone had sung the song, Ek haseen nigaah ka, for you?
Ek haseen nigaah ka dil pe saaya hai
Jaadoo hai junoon hai, yeh kaisi MAYA hai?
😉
5. Mumbai ko Maya-Nagri kyun kehte hain? Aapka anuvaad sunne ki hum aasha rakhte hain.
*Why is Mumbai called Maya-Nagri? I would like to hear your version/interpretation of this notion.*
P. S. If you ever get a chance to listen to Apsara Aali from the Marathi movie Natrang, you will see that the first stanza of the song has your name in it.
Komal kaaya ki moh maya
My soft skin is enchanting
Punava chandana nhale
I'm bathed in moonlight
Sonyaat sazale roopyat bhijle
Bedecked in gold, drenched in silver
Ratnaprabha tanu nyaale
I have worn the shimmer of rubies
Hee natali thatali
I'm dressed up
Jashi umatali chandani rang mahaali
Looking like moonlight has descended on the stage
Mee youvan bijli
I'm a thunderbolt
Paahun thizli Indrasabha bhavatali
that has struck the entire court of Indra
Apsara aali Indrapuri tun khaali
Here comes the nymph, straight from the heavens
Pasarli laali ratnaprabha tanu nyaali
Her presence has lit up the earth
Ti hasali gaali chandani rang mahaali
Her moonlit smile has brightened the stage
Namastey! 😊
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