Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Mukesh Chhabra, Casting Director and Director. Mukesh is one of India's leading casting directors, fresh having done his first directoria Dil Bechara. Cyrus and Mukesh talk about what it takes to become one of India's finest casting directors, doing an acting course in Delhi and acing it, having an eye for catching new and budding talent, being a casting directo...

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh), to talk about some pressing news stories - like the requirement of colour-coded stickers on vehicles, the vaccination process, Amit and Cyrus getting vaccinated, adverse effects of the vaccines, the Kumbh Mela and the super spreader event it is sure to have become, Prince Harry being sued by a woman in Chandigarh...

On today's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Ayesha Chenoy, Digipreneur, Poet & Founder at RepIndia. Cyrus and Ayesha talk about her new book 'To The Bravest Person I Know', which touches on themes of heartbreak pain and grief to acceptance, and more. They also discuss Ayesha's early life from going up in Delhi and attending Modern School, then going to LSR, getting a scholarship to Co...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Sachin Kalbag - Executive Editor of The Hindustan Times, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about the new COVID-19 lockdown in Mumbai, how Maharashtra and India are handling the new surge in cases, whether the testing infrastructure is good enough, and lots more. They also talk about the current gathering of more than 31 lakh people for the Shahi Snan at the...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by YouTuber and Actress Prajakta Koli, to talk about how the lockdown has been for her, how she enjoys being at home, the super crowded Shahi Snan in Kumbh Mela, and lots more. They also talk about how Prajakta started creating content, how she always wanted to be a radio Jockey since her 6th grade, interning at Fever 104 FM after college, being on the Forbes '30 U...

On this awesome cricket-themed episode, Cyrus is joined by the great Saba Karim, former Indian cricketer and currently General Manager - Cricket Operations, BCCI, and Rajeev Mishra, Sports Editor & Anchor with India News and ITV Group. Saba and Rajeev have a new daily cricket podcast called 'Khelneeti' where they discuss all about matches gone by, upcoming games, and strategies that the variou...

On this great episode, Cyrus is joined by poll analyst and journalist Vasanthi Hariprakash, along with Amit and Antariksh. Vasanthi gives us updates from Cooch Behar, where recent violence by the armed forces has left 4 people dead during the 4th round of polling in the elections. She also talks about the ground reality in West Bengal, how people are not willing to talk about the violence that too...

The restaurant industry in India (and all over the world) is seeing one of its most trying times yet due to the pandemic and the endless lockdowns ordered by governments because of it. Maharashtra and Mumbai are no different. This past weekend, the Maharashtra government announced a slew of new lockdown restrictions which include a ban on restaurants and delivery apps from functioning after 8pm on...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great Ratna Pathak Shah, actress and theatre director, to talk about her love for the theatre, growing up in green rooms of theatres and rehearsal spaces in Mumbai, her mother being a theatre and film actress as well, English theatre and plays in Mumbai back in the day and even now, and lots more. Ratna also talks about being inspired from Hindi and Marathi...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by ex-producer of the podcast and stand-up comedian Navin Noronha, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about the latest in Maharashtra and India lockdown news - from vaccines not being open to all anytime soon, to Swiggy and Zomato stopping deliveries after 8pm, to beaches being shut, to police officers being made to stand outside societies that are deemed as co...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by singer Shilpa Rao. Shilpa and Cyrus talk about Shilpa hailing from a family of musicians, being a Grammy nominated singer, learning different kinds of music at school, how she started listening to a lot of female artists, how she got in Bollywood as a singer, how she got into bands like Sting or The Eagles or Led Zeppelin and more, studying at St. Xavier's schoo...

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by the incomparable Vasanthi Hariprakash, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh), to give us an update on the Bengal elections, the never ending lockdowns in Maharashtra and the rest of India because of the pandemic, the smooth vaccination drives and Amit getting vaccinated, and lots more. They get into how the Bengal elections have been shapin...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by India's leading paranormal investigator Jay Alani, Founder & CEO of The Paranormal Company, to talk about the extremely fascinating world of hauntings, blind beliefs, ghosts and more. Cyrus and Jay talk about whether Jay does believe in ghosts and the paranormal, how it's possible that we can't perceive these things even if they exist, the nonsensical gimmic...

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by comedian Punit Pania, along with Amit and Antariksh. They talk about various things including celebrated mathematician Shakuntala Devi's book on homosexuality called 'The World of Homosexuals', Cyrus travelling by autorickshaw, vaccinations, hospitals and hospital food. They also get into some funny news stories like the Somali militant group...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by journalist, columnist and radio host Vasanthi Hariprakash to talk about her calumn in the Deccan Herald called 'Window Seat', being multi-lingual, working in print with Indian Express and NDTV 24x7 - both of which were anti-establishment, the importance of watchmen, how Vasanthi went from print to radio and television, and lots more. Vasanthi also talks about he...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh), to give updates on the Suez Canal block due to the cargo ship 'Ever Given', and get into AMA questions about traffic, morning routines, phones in toilets, cricket and the IPL, the NBA, investing vs buying, Apple products, and tons more. Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus Broacha You can follow Amit on Instagram &...

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Ayushi Amin, co-host of the Agla Station Adulthood podcast, to talk about The Beatles posters at restaurants, the worst songs to be serenaded with, the Suez Canal being blocked by a giant cargo ship whose entire crew is Indian, the new night curfew starting in Bombay from 28th March, and lots more! Check out the Agla Station Adulthood podcast:...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the amazing Amrita Raichand, celebrity chef, TV host and TEDx Speaker, to talk about some of their common friends, Cyrus eating too many eggs after working out, going to the Bombay Gymkhana, how Amrita got started as a model, becoming the face of Pond's fairness cream, playing a lot of mother roles in ads, being a parent in real life, Amrita's husband Rahul and...

On this episode, Cyrus, Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) talk about long beards, Sachin Vaze and the Ambani bomb threat case and how it all looks too surreal to believe, Holi being banned this year in a lot of states in India due to the rapid rise in number of COVID-19 cases, Egypt's Suez Canal getting blocked by a huge container ship, how Amit manages to talk business with Cyrus, and lots more. You...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Alexandra Mysoor, California based entrepreneur & radio host - Founder and Chairwoman of Mysoor Industries, and host of The Alexandra Mysoor Show on Rukus Ave Radio. Cyrus talks to Alexandra about the many many things that she does, her pop-up grocery delivery service 'Moo Cow Market' that she started during the pandemic, being of Indian descent, whether pla...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by longtime friend Shariq Patel, Film Producer & CEO at Zee Studios, to talk about chairs with handles, schools and kids, Shariq being a Calcutta boy, working in the webspace early on with chaitime.com and indya.com , the latter of which was bought over by Rupert Murdoch's STAR Network, working for Airtel in 2001 and then going into Radio One as the station hea...

It was Parsi New Year yesterday! On this occasion, Cyrus has fellow Bawa and hilarious comedian Neville Shah, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) on the show. They talk about Navroz, what they ate on the occasion, and get into some news topics like the World Happiness Report 2021 and India being 139th on it, much behind most of our neighbouring countries, China and its new travel regulations...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by his longtime friend Brian Tellis, radio host, voiceover artist, Co-founder & CEO - Fountainhead Promotions and Events. Cyrus talks to Brian about being a pioneer in the radio space, being a bit of a rock-and-roller in his younger days, studying commerce in college, starting out in a pharma company with a salary of just 300 rupees which got doubled the next y...

This week on Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by comedian Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about burping in public, and some big news stories like Megan Markle and Prince Harry's 'explosive' interview with Oprah, the Bangalore influencer vs Zomato delivery guy fiasco, an unsatisfied Domino's customer suing Domino's for 1 crore because she received a non-veg pizza...

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Sagarika Ghose, journalist, columnist and author, to talk about sharing her pet name with the name of the former CM of Bihar, studying at DPS R.K. Puram and being a junior of economist Raghuram Rajan, becoming a Rhodes Scholar at a time when very few women got into thr program and how it's changed today, studying at Oxford University, the identity crisis she had...