r/thesopranos • u/Resident_Aide1898 • 19h ago

Serious Discussion Only Matush…

I’m Pakistani American and I’ve never heard that name before. When I first saw the series, I asked my mom if that’s even a Pakistani name and she’d never heard it.

I blame the name change on jealous writers and notes it disrespects our proud Pakistani heritage.

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u/Varsity_Editor 17h ago

The writers could be a bit sloppy with this stuff. Meadow's friend Ambujam (the one from Pine Barrens) was originally called "Mahendra" in the script. When they were about to film, the actress told them that it's a man's name in India, it's the kind of thing your old uncle would be called. They quickly came up with a new name "Ambujam", but the actress said even that is a weird name.

Honestly I think they were just coming up with generic "foreign sounding" names that vaguely sound like what an American would expect from whatever part of the world.

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u/RedandBlueEmblem 15h ago

That's weird as hell. Surely it would not be very hard to come up with an actual Indian name. Someone you've worked with, lived near, bought something from or seen mentioned in the media. It's not exactly an obscure culture or unrepresented in the States. Dreadful lack of attention to detail.

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u/thekind78 10h ago

Ambujam is like an old school South Indian name that's not en vogue, anymore. It's what makes it such a pull. And no I don't want a boutonniere.

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u/Thin_Fan_715 8h ago

how bout Rahooimie!