Cyrus Says

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by comedian Siddharth Dudeja, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about the BJP losing quite badly in the Bengal Elections, Mamata Banerjee's major win in the state and how much of an effect her throwing a football into the crowd had, Cyrus' new Amazon Prime show called 'LOL Hasse Toh Phasse', the United v Liverpool match being postponed due to fan protests at Old Trafford stadium against the Glazer family, the news of people changing their names to 'Salmon' to take advantage of a restaurant's sushi promotion deal, the secret US intelligence program 'Operation Paperclip', and tons more.Follow Siddharth on Instagram & Twitter: https://instagram.com/siddharthdudeja and https://twitter.com/sidudejaAlso, 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.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the hilarious Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, standup comedian, actor, host, voice over artist & motivational speaker. They talk about a lots of things - Jeeveshu being from Gurgaon, having been a door-to-door salesman, an usher at PVR Cinemas where he sold front row tickets at escalates prices, also being a delivery boy for Pizza Hut, then going on to become the Director of an IT firm, and then how he transitioned into being a comedian. Jeeveshu talks about what made him get into standup, always being the funny-man, how Amit Tandon told him to quit his job and become a comedian, and lots more. He also shares the first joke he ever told on stage. Cyrus and Jeeveshu also discuss Jeeveshu's mom being funny, how fame came for Jeeveshu, the importance of writing original material and of stage-time for a comedian, doing shows abroad, and tons more. They also talk about Jeeveshu's acting work in the movie 'Tamasha', doing a ton of ads, losing a lot of weight, and tons more.Also, Cyrus talks about how having a bath in 23 seconds could change the world! Tune in for a super fun episode.Follow Jeeveshu on Instagram & Twitter: https://instagram.com/jeeveshu and https://twitter.com/Jeeveshu 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Antariksh, to talk about Israel's successful vaccination drive, while also ignoring the plight of the people in Israel-occupied-Palestine, #ResignModi being blocked and then restored on Facebook, astrology, psychics and hypnotism, and lots more. They also talk about the 'King of Absentees' from Italy. Tune in for a super fun episode.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.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, influence, change or solve, and tons more.Buy 'Still Bombay': https://tarabooks.com/shop/still-bombay/Check out Briefcase:Follow Mayur on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/mayurtek and https://instagram.com/mayur_monoSubscribe 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Tune in to find out what he means.Follow Kayoze on Instagram & Twitter: https://instagram.com/kayozeirani and https://twitter.com/kayozeSubscribe 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GMBiKD7agAUBFDLHJu6qZ4Follow Vasanthi on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/vasanthihari and https://instagram.com/vasanthihariprakashAlso, 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.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 para-badminton, having to pay for participating in the tournaments yourself, the upcoming Tokyo tournament, some of his favourite international moments as an athlete, the state of infrastructure for differentlt abled sports, and tons more! Tune in for an amazing episode.Follow Sukant in Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/sukant9993 and https://instagram.com/sukant9993Subscribe 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Akbar, people wanting to erase Akbar from history, and lots lots more. Ira and Cyrus also answer some interesting AMA questions sent in by listeners. Tune in for an extremely fascinating conversation.Follow Ira on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/mukhoty and https://instagram.com/iramukhotySubscribe 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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://instagram.com/castingchhabra and https://twitter.com/CastingChhabraSubscribe 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 Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.