Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon on Maya, Tumbbad, AI, Mythology & Building a New Story Universe! | Cyrus Says

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On this episode of Cyrus Says, Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon join Cyrus Broacha to talk about Maya, the massive story universe they’re building across books, films, games and graphic novels.They reveal how the idea first began during Tumbbad, why Maya mixes Indian mythology with AI, algorithms and modern technology, and how the project grew into everything from an 18 kg board game to a planned film trilogy.

Anand also looks back at writing Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, while the conversation covers world-building, copyright, virtual reality, moving from Mumbai to Goa and how Hugo Weaving came on board to narrate the audiobook.

Listen to the full episode for Anand Gandhi, Zain Memon, Maya, Tumbbad, AI, mythology, Hugo Weaving and plenty of Cyrus Says madness.

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