Cyrus Says

This episode of Cock & Bull gets gloriously chaotic as Cyrus Broacha is joined by comedian Sahil Shah for a wildly funny breakdown of India’s most bizarre headlines and internet moments. From a convicted murderer secretly acting in Bollywood for 12 years, to a man spending 57 days in jail because airport officials mistook garam masala for heroin nothing is normal anymore.

Sahil also talks about his new YouTube panel show Unpopular Opinions, comedy culture in India, late-night stand-up gigs, internet outrage, masculinity, nail polish debates, Mumbai traffic, political satire, and why road rage in Mumbai is mostly just performance art.

The duo also dive into:

• The viral “Cockroach Janta Party”
• Ram Charan confusing Jasprit Bumrah for a footballer
• Mumbai Indians jokes in front of Nita Ambani
• Why comedians are basically freelancers with emotional damage
• The “Melodi” meme and Indian internet culture

Featuring pure improv chaos, absurd tangents, and classic Cyrus-Sahil ener

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You know an episode is good when Cyrus slowly stops joking and starts listening properly.

Siddhesh Lokare joins Cyrus to talk about growing up in Mumbai, studying beside bathroom lights, crashing lectures for content, paying Taj hotel bills in coins, and eventually travelling across Maharashtra trying to fix schools one village at a time.

There are moments in this episode that are hilarious. There are moments that are genuinely heartbreaking. And then there are moments where Cyrus completely derails the conversation for absolutely no reason.

So basically: perfect Cyrus Says episode.

Also fair warning: After this episode you may suddenly feel guilty about complaining about Mumbai traffic.

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Welcome to Cyrus Says 

In this episode, Cyrus is joined by Sufi Motiwala, one of India’s most viral fashion commentators, for a sharp, funny, and surprisingly personal conversation about fashion criticism, internet fame, Cannes, the Met Gala, queer identity, beauty standards, reality TV drama, and building a voice online. 

Sufi opens up about leaving home young, navigating family acceptance, creating a bold online persona, and turning his passion for fashion into a career that now places him at the center of India’s digital style conversation. The episode also dives into Anna Wintour, Karan Johar, Met Gala looks, influencer culture, Traitors drama, trolling, hairline insecurity, and what it really takes to stand out in fashion media today. 
Smart, chaotic, candid, and deeply entertaining, this is Sufi at full power. 

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Comedian and entrepreneur Aakash Gupta joins the podcast for an absolutely chaotic conversation covering stand-up comedy, Mumbai life, IPL politics, NEET exam leaks, hair transplants, public transport, Indian parenting, comedy clubs, and everything in between.

Aakash talks about returning to touring after a break, building Backspace comedy clubs across Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and beyond, and what it takes to survive as a comic in India today. The episode spirals into hilarious discussions around IPL captaincy drama, politics, exam scams, public infrastructure, marriage, balding, startup culture, and the strange realities of modern Indian life.

Expect classic unfiltered banter, dark humour, absurd observations, and surprisingly sharp commentary on India’s systems and society.

Topics include:

• Aakash Gupta’s comedy comeback
• Building Backspace comedy venues
• NEET paper leak controversy
• IPL captaincy & Mumbai Indians drama
• Hair transplants and male insecurity
• Mumbai vs Delhi culture
• Indian weddings, parenting & relationships
• Public transport and political privilege
• Comedy industry realities

Follow Aakash Gupta: @kuchbhiaakash
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One broken G-string, one angry Bharatanatyam student, and somehow… Glastonbury.

Raghu Dixit walks into Cyrus Says with a guitar and enough stories to make three biopics nervous. From secretly learning guitar in Mysore because a friend called dance “not macho enough,” to borrowing a stranger’s guitar at Glastonbury and holding 3,000 people hostage with just his voice — this episode has everything.

Cyrus and Raghu dive into Amma, the deeply personal song Raghu wrote after realizing he’d thanked everyone in life except his mother. But somewhere between rasam rice, Radio City jingles, Brian Adams concerts, Belgium miracles, and spiritual therapists handing him imaginary Grammys… this becomes a conversation about purpose, depression, survival, and why music still matters.

Also featuring:

• Why Raghu almost became a scientist
• The accidental Bharatanatyam career
• Vishal-Shekhar discovering him at Zenzi
• Mental health, therapy & Glass Onion
• Why he sings in multiple languages live
• The greatest chai-bun success story ever told

Follow Raghu Dixit: @theraghudixitproject

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Welcome to Cyrus Says!

In this episode of, Cyrus is joined by Rochelle Pinto, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue India, for a wildly entertaining conversation that moves from fashion, weddings, journalism, media, and celebrity culture to bizarre college stories, old-school editing rooms, and what it really takes to shape taste in modern India. 

Rochelle opens up about her unusual journey, from being a child RJ in Goa and a teenage journalist, to interviewing gangsters, surviving the brutal discipline of old-school newsrooms, writing sharp fashion commentary, and eventually rising through the ranks to lead editorial content at Vogue India. The episode also dives into the Vogue Wedding Atelier, the Met Gala, celebrity style, print vs digital media, and why fashion should be bold, fun, and never boring. 

Funny, fast, and packed with personality, this is a terrific episode on media, style, and storytelling.

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Comedian Punit Pania joins Cyrus for a chaotic and hilarious conversation covering everything from Bengal politics and Vijay’s political rise to Mumbai’s legendary spitting culture and Sindhi stereotypes.

The episode dives into political commentary around Mamata Banerjee, BJP expansion, TVK’s rise, governor controversies, and the future of opposition politics in India, all mixed with classic Cyrus banter and Punit’s dry humour.

They also discuss Mumbai’s civic sense problem, why Indians spit everywhere, littering culture, local trains, stand-up comedy touring life, language loss among Sindhis, papad stereotypes, and bizarre marriage/ferris wheel hypotheticals.

Expect sharp political satire, observational comedy, and absolute nonsense in equal measure.

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 What happens when India finally starts talking honestly about sex?

Filmmaker, writer, and Agents of Ishq founder Paramita Vohra joins Cyrus Says for a wildly funny, deeply honest, and unexpectedly emotional conversation around love, shame, desire, relationships, masculinity, loneliness, consent, masturbation, situationships, queer identity, Savita Bhabhi, MeToo, and everything Indian society still struggles to say out loud.

From “Masturbation May” to public toilet cruising stories, from awkward sex education in Indian schools to why men are emotionally repressed, this episode swings between hilarious chaos and sharp social commentary every few minutes.

The conversation also dives into Paramita’s new book Love, Sex and India, featuring real stories from Indians navigating intimacy, marriage, friendship, pleasure, trauma, secrecy, and vulnerability.

Expect:

• Brutally honest takes on Indian sexuality
• Why shame creates bad relationships
• The truth about “situationships”
• Why Indian men struggle with vulnerability
• Queer desire & hidden sexual cultures
• MeToo, consent & workplace power dynamics
• Masturbation poetry (yes really)

Featuring:
Paramita Vohra - filmmaker, writer, founder of Agents of Ishq

Buy the book: Love, Sex and India -  https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Love_Sex_and_India_The_Agents_of_Ishq_An.html?id=YlXL0QEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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Welcome to Cyrus Says!

In this episode, Cyrus is joined by bestselling author Amish Tripathi for a fascinating conversation on AI, creativity, Indian history, mythology, storytelling, and the future of ideas. From whether AI can ever truly replace writers to the danger of younger generations using it as a crutch, Amish breaks down the opportunities and risks of this rapidly changing world.

The episode also dives into how Indian history has been misunderstood and under-taught, why our civilizational memory matters, how the British shaped historical narratives, and why ancient India’s achievements in trade, knowledge, and seafaring deserve far more attention.

Also, Amish opens up about his podcast, his work in gaming, and the ambitious worlds he’s now building beyond books.

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Cyrus Broacha is joined by Shantanu Anam and Akanksha Panda from the Popcorn Hour podcast for an absolutely chaotic, hilarious and surprisingly sharp conversation covering politics, Bollywood, IPL controversies, internet culture and zombie films.

The trio dives into the Bengal election shocker, Vijay’s massive political breakthrough with TVK in Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi’s public image, IPL “girlfriend culture,” Virat Kohli fandom, and why Bollywood podcasts often struggle to stay honest. Along the way, they also discuss Popcorn Hour’s rise as a Bollywood movie discussion show and Shantanu’s upcoming zombie comedy film Indian Institute of Zombies.

Expect conversations about:

• Bengal election results & TMC defeat
• Vijay and TVK’s political entry
• Bollywood industry realities
• IPL controversies and Vibhas Suryavanshi debate
• Stand-up comedy, internet outrage & podcast culture
• Indian Institute of Zombies movie
• Why Indian podcasts work best when unfiltered 

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