How you say it yourself is the right way."
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I'm not going to tell you how to say yours. I'm incredibly impressed," Ramakrishnan responded sarcastically. The problem was spawned by those who insist her pronunciation differs from its pronunciation in ancient Sanskrit, accusing her of being "white-washed." "If you speak Sanskrit fluently, good for you. Not long after, Ramakrishan gave another interview to Now Toronto to address a controversy regarding her name. Hold on,'" she recalled, noting that she was one of more than 15,000 to audition for the role.Ī couple years later, Ramakrishnan took to Twitter to share a voice memo in which she expresses frustration at hearing her name "butchered." To drive the point home, she demonstrated how to correctly pronounce her name, pronouncing it as "My-tray-yee Ra-ma-krish-nin." That precise pronunciation, she explained, is simply how she likes to say it - and how she wants to hear others pronounce it, as well. "I'm not expecting people to switch up their accents on me," she said, "just asking for basic respect."
After sending six recorded auditions, Ramakrishan told Deadline, she was invited to Los Angeles for a screen test. However, she had yet to act professionally.Īfter she submitted her tape, casting directors liked what they saw and asked Ramakrishnan to send another. Of course, noted Refinery29, Ramakrishnan wasn't a complete neophyte when it came to acting. An aspiring thespian, she'd starred in a few high school musicals and intended to study drama at Toronto's York University after graduating. I remember feeling exhausted, but I was like, 'Okay, let's do it,' just because I honestly only wanted to hang out with my best friend," Ramakrishnan told Variety. One of the many who saw that post was Ramakrishnan's best friend, who forwarded it to her and asked her to come record a video audition. "I'm lying on my couch, ready to take a nice afternoon nap.
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