Cyrus Says

In this episode of Cyrus Says , Cyrus Broacha is joined by actor and entrepreneur Parul Gulati , best known for her work in films, OTT shows, and as the founder of Nish Hair , one of India’s fastest-growing hair extension brands. Parul talks about her journey from television and Punjabi films to studying acting, struggling through low-paying gigs, and eventually building a successful consume...

In this special episode of Cyrus Says , Cyrus Broacha sits down with his longtime friend and former college classmate Shaina NC — fashion entrepreneur turned politician — at a crucial moment in her political journey. Recorded in the middle of an active election campaign, Shaina speaks candidly about her transition from fashion to politics, early electoral losses, campaigning on the gro...

New Year. New resolutions. Same nonsense. In this classic Cock & Bull episode , Cyrus Broacha and Puneet Pania spiral through politics, democracy, global conflicts, hostel trauma, Mumbai trains, DJ music, dung, milk parties, and the slow death of common sense. From spending New Year’s Eve alone in a backpacker hostel in Gokarna , to calling the cops on DJs, to debating Umar Khalid, Venez...

Actor, dancer, web-series icon — Maanvi Gagroo has grown up in front of the internet. In this candid, funny, and surprisingly reflective episode of Cyrus Says , she returns for the third time to talk about everything that’s changed — and everything that hasn’t. From Tripling to the final season of Four More Shots Please , Maanvi opens up about career longevity, body image,...

How does someone go from a refugee camp to working with Gerard Butler, Liam Neeson & Apple TV+? Elnaaz Norouzi breaks down her extraordinary life journey — from Iran to Germany to India to Hollywood — with razor-sharp honesty, humour, and insight. This episode covers: What refugee life actually looks like Why Elnaaz insists on scripts in Devanagari Learning languages as survival, n...

The year is over. Preparation is zero. In this spectacularly unprepared Cock & Bull year-ender , Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijaykar attempt to look back at the biggest moments of the year — armed with ChatGPT, fading memory, and absolute confidence . From the Mahakumbh madness , influencer outrage, comedy controversies, elections, wars, airline chaos, dog rulings, tariffs, Bigg Boss–...

What makes some people fear animals… and others harm them? In this powerful and brutally honest episode of Cyrus Says , Cyrus Broacha is joined by psychiatrist Dr Shefali Batra to explore the psychology of empathy, animal cruelty, fear, rage, and conditioning . From stray dogs and animal feeders being attacked, to disturbing real-life cases of cruelty, this conversation dives deep into the...

Supreme Court lawyer. Bigg Boss contestant. Defender in India’s most controversial cases. In this explosive Cock & Bull episode, Cyrus Broacha sits down with Sana Raees Khan for a no-filter conversation that cuts through media narratives, public outrage, and legal myths. From the Indrani Mukerjea bail , Aryan Khan cruise case , Kumar Sanu personality rights , and Sameer Wankhede defamati...

Actor, Bigg Boss contestant, lawyer, social activist — Kunickaa Sadanand has lived many lives. In this candid and wildly entertaining episode of Cyrus Says , Kunickaa opens up about Bigg Boss reality vs perception , getting married at 16, painful custody battles, becoming a lawyer at 48, divorces, motherhood, reinvention, and why she believes marriage has an expiry date. From hilarious Bigg...

Actor, director, writer — Anand Tiwari joins Cyrus for a wide-ranging conversation that starts at Shivaji Park , passes through Marathi theatre , college festivals , advertising sets , and lands at Bandish Bandits , Go Goa Gone , and beyond. They talk about: Growing up multilingual in Mumbai Theatre vs cinema (and why both are brutal) Almost becoming a professional cricketer Working with Nas...

What happens when Cyrus Broacha sits down with Shreyas Manohar and Advit Mohunta ? You get: Messi riots in Kolkata 🐐 Politicians handling hecklers like stand-up comics Bengali accents dissected (lovingly) Bathroom politics that can end relationships Marathi weddings, Kasata ice cream & food trauma Salman Khan drinking stories AI, kids, social media bans & why nothing works And one uncle b...

What does it really mean to represent a country? In this wide-ranging and deeply human conversation, H.E. Mohamed Maliki, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco , reflects on a lifetime in diplomacy — from childhood memories and family sacrifices to surviving violence, navigating geopolitics, and building friendships across cultures. We talk about Morocco, India, Pakistan, Cameroon , the unsee...

The 26/11 Mumbai attacks are often remembered as three horrific days in November 2008. But according to Nikhil Ravi , co-author of Perfect Storm , they were the outcome of over 60 years of history, policy, ideology, and state-sponsored terror . In this deeply researched and unsettling conversation, Cyrus Broacha and Nikhil Ravi trace the roots of 26/11 all the way back to Partition (1947) —...

This episode goes everywhere. Cyrus and Shamik talk about: – Jaya Bachchan vs the paparazzi – Why Virat Kohli should just become a statue – IndiGo cancelling flights and also common sense – A bull doing paperwork in a UP hospital – The Right to Disconnect (which no one will follow) – Spotify Wrapped, listening age, and muting your spouse No solutions. Plenty of...

One of India’s most loved actors, theatre legends and sitcom icons — Rakesh Bedi — joins Cyrus for a deeply funny, nostalgic and insightful conversation. From  Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi  to  FTII days with Satish Shah, Om Puri & Naseeruddin Shah , to his mind-blowing 24-character solo play  Massage , to his new film  Dhurandhar , this is a masterclass in com...

Seven-time national tennis champion Gaurav Natekar joins Cyrus for one of the most insightful sports conversations ever — from the legacy of his legendary father Nandu Natekar to the explosive rise of India’s Pickleball revolution. They dive into pickleball vs tennis , the shocking speed of the sport’s growth, how Gaurav and Aarti built the league from scratch, and why Sony, Swig...

Cyrus & Punit jump from topic to topic in the most unhinged, hilarious, brutally honest AMA episode yet. Highlights include:⭐  INSANE MOMENTS YOU’LL SEE The “cheating fiancé scandal” AMA that derails the entire show Punit’s Delhi coat lost → CRPF → Marriott → emotional note saga Makabo  geography & Daisar wanting “in” The...

Adivi Sesh joins Cyrus Brocha on Cyrus Says for one of the most entertaining, emotional and revealing conversations ever! From the making of Major , the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan , 26/11 insights, NSG training stories, Bahubali BTS and Telugu cinema’s global rise — to hilarious confessions about California desi life, language issues, Mr. India contests, horror movie trauma, an...

Comedian, actor and the iconic Lola Kutty , Anu Menon , is back on Cyrus Says — and this episode goes absolutely everywhere. Cyrus and Anu dive into: – Lola Kutty nostalgia & Eminem influences – A wild conversation about Central C, hip-hop, and teenage concerts – Why her 13-year-old son hates sports despite having two sports-obsessed parents – Cricket deep-dive: G...

Cyrus teams up with Urjita Wani for an AMA that spins out of control in minutes. There’s aunties, weddings, prawns in food, South Bombay beef with Bandra, rickshaw horror stories, auto physics, micro-dramas, uncle jokes, bad words, and Urjita bullying Cyrus for 60 straight minutes. If you’re looking for logic, skip. If you’re looking for pure comedy chaos — welcome. Urjita...

Raashii Khanna joins Cyrus Says for one of her most honest, funny and insightful conversations ever. From her powerful performance in 120 Bahadur , to learning multiple languages for cinema, to breaking stereotypes in the industry — Raashii opens up like never before. In this episode, Raashii talks about: Her role as the emotional anchor in 120 Bahadur , a film based on a real 1962 battle Wo...

Director–writer Suparn Varma joins Cyrus for a completely unfiltered conversation that swings from the deeply serious to the delightfully stupid — exactly what you expect on Cyrus Says . Suparn talks about the making of HAQ , why the Shah Bano judgement still matters 40 years later, and how women’s rights, gender roles and social change shaped his vision for the film. He opens up...

Cyrus Broacha sits down with comedian–writer–legend Ashish Shakya for a full-blown chaotic episode. From AIB nostalgia to midlife crisis, India’s obsession with paparazzi, Pakistan’s politics, China fear, chicken-piece riots at weddings, pigeons, sports, influencers, and everything else wrong (and funny) about the world. This is Cyrus Says at peak unfiltered mode — no...

He’s one of Indian advertising’s sharpest minds and one of Bollywood’s most distinctive filmmakers — R. Balki joins Cyrus for an unfiltered, hilarious, deeply insightful episode. Balki takes us through his iconic campaigns (Hoodibaba, Surf Excel Ha Na, Idea), the mistakes that taught him everything , the famous suitcase incident , and how a Lifebuoy brainstorm accidentally...

He’s the mastermind behind Zombivli and one of India’s leading voices in the horror-comedy space — Aditya Sarpotdar joins Cyrus for a chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly emotional AMA episode. From creating zombies during the pandemic, to audition tapes with tomato ketchup, to his great-grandfather making films in 1925, Aditya walks us through four generations of filmmaking, Mar...