>Her family went into hiding from the Sri Lankan Army, and Arulpragasam had little contact with her father during this period. She has described her family as living in "big-time" poverty during her childhood but also recalls some of her happiest memories from growing up in Jaffna.[3][4][5] Maya attended Catholic convent schools such as the Holy Family Convent, Jaffna where she developed her art skills – painting in particular – to work her way up her class.[6][7] During the civil war, soldiers would put guns through holes in the windows and shoot at the school, what she notes as "bullying exploitation."[7] Her classmates were trained to dive under the table or run next door to English-language schools that, according to her, "wouldn't get shot."[7]
Biopic when?
