Cyrus Says

On this episode, Mayur Tekchandaney returns to the pod to talk to Cyrus about his new book 'Still Bombay'. Mayur was a guest very early on in the podcast's history - on Ep. 82. He's back to tell us all about Still Bombay - a beautiful book that captures Mumbai and it's essence through pictures and essays. Cyrus and Mayur talk about what made Mayur write the book, how it took him 5 years of walking the streets, gullies and bylanes of the city and taking more than 18,000 photographs in total, the idea making a chromatic story of Mumbai, and how he got a push from Zoya Akhtar and her production company 'Tiger Baby' in publishing the book. They discuss how Mayur got into filmmaking and working at MTV. Mayur also helps explain some of the amazing pictures in his book (watch the video on YouTube if you would like to see the pictures while listening to the episode). Cyrus and Mayur also get into Mayur's firm 'Briefcase' which works on helping brands achieve their goals by using design's power to organise, aide, infl

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Kayoze Irani, Actor & Director, who is fresh off from his first directorial short in the Netflix movie 'Ajeeb Dastaans'. Cyrus and Kayoze talk about Cyrus knowing Kayoze since Kayoze was 6 years old, Kayoze's and Cyrus' relationships with Kunal Vijayakar, and lots more. They talk about what it was like being Boman Irani's son, how he got started as a director, working as an Assistant Director under Ram Madhvani and what an amazing learning experience that was, and tons more. They also discuss the words 'Dastaans' and 'Ankahi', Ankahi being the name of the short directed by Kayoze in Ajeeb Dastaans, what the anthology film is about, why Kayoze loves short films, doing a small stint with Rajkumar Hirani on 3 Idiots, how learning on set is a great way to go about learning your craft in the entertainment business, and a lot more. Kayoze also tells us the actors and actresses that he would love to work with.Also, Cyrus proposes a new hack of using earbuds to clear your nose.

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Vasanthi Hariprakash (Social Commentator and Founder-Editor, Pickle Jar) is back, fresh off her travels in West Bengal, to give us ground updates about the Bengal elections, all the places she visited and what she witnessed in those places, EVM machines and whether there is any possibility of hacking them (apparently not), how campaigning in places like Murshidabad has been different from that in other localities of Bengal, and tons more. The panel (comprising of Amit and Silverie) also discusses whether tigers can climb trees, electric toothbrushes, the discontinuation of the red-yellow-green emergency stickers scheme by the Mumbai Police, a Japanese man dating 35 women at the same time to be able to get birthday gifts all years round, free vaccines being announced in Bengal, and much more. Tune in.Here is Vasanthi's WhatsApp group that you can join for her Bengal travel pictures and insights:

The great Sukant Kadam, Indian professional Para-Badminton Player, joins Cyrus today for a chat about being worldwide no. 5 rank currently in his sport, having been rank no. 2 very early on in his career, what made him take up the sport, and lots more.Cyrus and Sukant talk about Sukant's target of reaching world rank no. 1 over the next year or two, badminton in the times of the coronavirus, how difficult it's been to play in tournaments since the last year, how not participating in tournaments affects your rankings, the growing sport of para-badminton in India (we have won 21 medals in the previous tournament), the different categories of para-badminton athletes, and a lot more. Sukant also gets into how he has kept himself in form and playing badminton during the pandemic, getting into badminton in college, loving cricket, being a huge supporter and admirer of Saina Nehwal, how he went from being told that he was too slow as a badminton player in college to becoming such an amazing player, sponsorships in p

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie to talk about the European Super League being in ruins after 9 of the 12 teams backed out of it due to major backlash from fans and other football leagues, and also discuss who the GOAT of basketball is - Jordan or Abdul-Jabbar? They also talk about the star power of the great Amitabh Bachchan back in the 70's and 80's, and the ex-cop who was found guilty in the George Floyd police brutality and murder case. All this and lots more on this episode of Cock & Bull.Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the amazing author Ira Mukhoty. Ira has written four books - Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire, Akbar: The Great Mughal : the Definitive Biography, Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth & History, and her new upcoming book 'Song of Draupadi'.Cyrus and Ira talk about Song of Draupadi, what it's about, how it's a book that talks about some of the amazing and powerful women from the Mahabharat, how Mahabharat is basically the most violent property dispute ever, and lots more. Ira talks about how she got into writing, wanting to provide her daughters with stories of some amazing inspiring women from history and mythology, why very few such stories existed or had survived over the years, and more. Cyrus and Ira also discuss feminism among women in history, the denial and erasure of the women and their accomplishments throughout the ages, how versions of women are often deity-ized and white washed in history, Mughal women, myths about A

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 director for over 16 years, how Gangs of Wasseypur changed his life and career, being able to visualise people as different characters, working with most of the biggest names in Bollywood, working with Cyrus and Mukesh's mutual friend Gopal Dutt, the directors he still wants to work with, getting into direction as well, the genre he likes working in most, his upcoming projects, and lots more.Mukesh and Cyrus also answer some really interesting AMA questions about Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company branch in Bhopal, how many auditions Mukesh has to watch everyday, and more.Follow Mukesh on Instagram & Twitter: https://instag

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 for not marrying her, the owners of the Ever Given ship being fined 1 billion dollars for the chaos they caused due to getting their ship stuck and the Suez Canal, and the erotic fan fiction that is now available about the love between the Suez Canal and the Ever Given. Tune in for a hilarious episode.The absurd 2nd wave of COVID-19 in India visualised on graph: https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/mslkuq/daily_new_confirmed_covid19_cases_in_india_from/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=shareAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel:

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 Combridge, going to London School of Economics, becoming an investment banker, and then quitting being an investment banker. Ayesha also talks about starting her own dating website back in 2009 called 'Date Dosti', and going on to start her ad agency 'RepIndia'. She also tells the story of a politician living in her parents' house illegally, and about winning the Adam Smith Award which was previously won by the great Amartya Sen. All this and lots more on this episode of Cyrus Says.Follow Ayesha on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/Ayesha_Chenoy and https://instagram.com/ayesha_chenoySubscribe to Cyrus' YouT

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 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, out of which over 1000 people have testes positive for COVID-19 and social distancing norms have been seemingly tossed out, the parallels between the Kumbh Mela gatherings and the Nizamuddin Markaz, and tons more.Follow Sachin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SachinKalbagAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions f

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 Under 30' list, her project 'No Offence' which speaks about hate speech, sexism and homophobia, collaborating with the likes of Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Priyanka Chopra, Russell Peters, and more. They also discuss whether Cyrus washing only the top side of his plate after a meal is fine. Tune in for a hilarious conversation.Follow Prajakta on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/iamMostlySane and https://instagram.com/mostlysaneSubscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send

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 various teams follow.On this ep, Saba and Rajeev talk about their new podcast, why they started it, what it's about and the need to have organic long form conversations on the sport of cricket.The three cricket deewanis - Cyrus, Saba and Rajeev, get into tons of cricket talk - from sledging during the days when Saba was on the Indian team, to Rahul Dravid's hilarious CRED ad, to the amazing cricketers coming out of Bihar, and lots more. They talk about the current absence of left-arm spinners, upcmong young cricketers, test cricket and how it can be made better, how cricket has evolved over the years, and how the current t

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 took place in Cooch Behar, the average Bengali's admiration for Mamata Banerjee, how it's still a toss between the TMC and the BJP, which side the people seem to be leaning towards, and lots more. Vasanthi also talks about political banners in Raiganj versus those in Murshidabad. Tune in for an amazing insight into the election campaigns in West Bengal.Here is Vasanthi's WhatsApp group that you can join for her Bengal travel pictures and insights: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GMBiKD7agAUBFDLHJu6qZ4Follow Vasanthi on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/vasanthihari and https://instagram.com/vasanthihariprakashAlso,

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 weekdays, night curfews, weekend lockdowns, micro-containment zones and more.On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Pankil Shah, along with Amit and Antariksh. Pankil is the co-founder and partner at Woodside Inn and The Pantry Cafe. On this episode, the panel talks all about the above mentioned restrictions, the response of the central and state governments regarding the restaurant industry a woes during this time, the questionable logic behind some of these rules, how it things could have been better, what the govt could have done to avoid these major mishaps, and lots more. Pankil also talks about

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 plays, the shortcomings of Gujarati theatre, regressive sayings on the wall of her school, aggressive policing, COVID vaccination drives and India exporting vaccines, the moment Ratna knew she was going to be an actor, doing a monologue on 'Jhansi Ki Raani', the worst actors she has ever worked with, stage acting versus film acting, audience members talking on the phone during play performances, Zakir Hussain's reaction to a phone going off in the audinece during his show, and tons more. Tune in for an extremely frank interview with one of the greats of Indian theatre and cinema.Subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: C

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 containment zones. Also, why do people come and use the urinal right next to you in public toilets? All this and lots more on this episode of Cyrus Says.Follow Navin on Twitter & Instagram: HouseOfNoronha and https://instagram.com/houseofnoronhaAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus BroachaYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow

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 school, singing on-stage vs singing in-studio, what it was like performing at Glastonbury Festival, and lots lots more. Shilpa also plays a little piano for us and helps Cyrus answer some AMA questions.Follow Shilpa on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/shilparao11 and https://instagram.com/shilparaoAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyru

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 shaping up, which party seems poised to win, talking to taxi drivers and rikshaw drivers in Kolkata to see on which side they stand, whether things could get violent as the elections draw to a close, and more.Vasanthi is our Bengal elections correspondent over the next few weeks and we couldn't be more excited to have her on. You'll be listening to her a lot more on this show.Follow Vasanthi on Twitter & Instagram: vasanthihari and https://instagram.com/vasanthihariprakashAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus BroachaYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.co

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 gimmicks used in paranormal investigation TV shows, what The Paranormal Company does, the 24x7 paranormal helpline that they run, the number of daily calls the helpline gets, what parapsychology is, and lots lots more. Cyrus and Jay also answer some interesting AMA questions sent in by listeners.Follow Jay on Twitter & Instagram: ijayalani and https://instagram.com/ijayalaniAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus BroachaYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.c

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 Al-Shabaab denouncing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine citing that it's inneffective and has adverse effects, a mafia fugitive getting caught by the cops because he posted a YouTube video of himself cooking food, and tons more.You can follow Punit on Twitter @Punit_Pania and Instagram @punitpania: Punit_Pania and https://instagram.com/punitpaniaYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus BroachaYou can follow Antariksh on Instag