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, not privilege


Modelling at 14 while topping school


Why Germany, Iran & India view time VERY differently


Persian history, identity & cultural erasure

How does someone go from a refugee camp to working with Gerard Butler, Liam Neeson &amp; Apple TV+?
Elnaaz Norouzi breaks down her extraordinary life journey &mdash; from Iran to Germany to India to Hollywood &mdash; with razor-sharp honesty, humour, and insight.
This episode covers:
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What refugee life actually looks like
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Why Elnaaz insists on scripts in Devanagari
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Learning languages as survival, not privilege
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Modelling at 14 while topping school
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Why Germany, Iran &amp; India view time VERY differently
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Persian history, identity &amp; cultural erasure
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Broadcasting through the week with a rotating panel of guests, Cyrus Says is the definitive show on life in urban India, politics, sports, civic sense, traffic, kids, food, and everything that matters. Mostly.

Broadcasting through the week with a rotating panel of guests, Cyrus Says is the definitive show on life in urban India, politics, sports, civic sense, traffic, kids, food, and everything that matters. Mostly.

Cyrus Says

 Elnaaz Norouzi’s Unbelievable Journey | From Refugee Camp to Hollywood

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, creative burnout, intense shoots, and the emotional weight of saying goodbye to a character she played for years.

She also gets real about marriage, live-in relationships, meeting her husband Kumar Varun during lockdown, why she never wanted to get married — until suddenly she did — and what made this time feel different.

Add Cyrus Broacha’s trademark interruptions, questionable analogies, and zero filter, and you get a conversation that moves effortlessly between humour, vulnerability, nostalgia, and adulting truths.

This episode is about growing up, choosing commitment on your own terms, and learning to let go — on screen and off.

Actor, dancer, web-series icon &mdash; 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&rsquo;s changed &mdash; and everything that hasn&rsquo;t.
From Tripling to the final season of Four More Shots Please, Maanvi opens up about career longevity, body image, creative burnout, intense shoots, and the emotional weight of saying goodbye to a character she played for years.
She also gets real about marriage, live-in relationships, meeting her husband Kumar Varun during lockdown, why she never wanted to get married &mdash; until suddenly she did &mdash; and what made this time feel different.
Add Cyrus Broacha&rsquo;s trademark interruptions, questionable analogies, and zero filter, and you get a conversation that moves effortlessly between humour, vulnerability, nostalgia, and adulting truths.
This episode is about growing up, choosing commitment on your own terms, and learning to let go &mdash; on screen and off.

Maanvi Gagroo on Cyrus Says!

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–level politics, and Messi’s surreal India visit, to a heroic inability to remember who won the Chess World Cup — this episode is a masterclass in talking loudly while knowing very little.

There are opinions.
There are arguments.
There are facts… occasionally.

This is not analysis.
This is Cock & Bull.

The year is over. Preparation is zero.
In this spectacularly unprepared Cock &amp; Bull year-ender, Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijaykar attempt to look back at the biggest moments of the year &mdash; 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&ndash;level politics, and Messi&rsquo;s surreal India visit, to a heroic inability to remember who won the Chess World Cup &mdash; this episode is a masterclass in talking loudly while knowing very little.
There are opinions. There are arguments. There are facts&hellip; occasionally.
This is not analysis. This is Cock &amp; Bull.

AND WITH THAT THE 2025 SEASON CAME TO AN END!

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 human mind — asking uncomfortable but necessary questions:


Is cruelty a lack of empathy?


Are we conditioning children to fear animals?


Can empathy be taught?


And why do some people feel nothing at all?

Blending humour, outrage, science, and compassion, Cyrus and Dr Batra discuss mirror neurons, childhood conditioning, media bias, mental health, and what it truly means to coexist — with animals and with each other.

This episode is not just a conversation — it’s a call for empathy.

What makes some people fear animals&hellip; 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 human mind &mdash; asking uncomfortable but necessary questions:
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Is cruelty a lack of empathy?
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Are we conditioning children to fear animals?
</li>
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Can empathy be taught?
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And why do some people feel nothing at all?
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</ul>
Blending humour, outrage, science, and compassion, Cyrus and Dr Batra discuss mirror neurons, childhood conditioning, media bias, mental health, and what it truly means to coexist &mdash; with animals and with each other.
This episode is not just a conversation &mdash; it&rsquo;s a call for empathy.

Elnaaz Norouzi’s Unbelievable Journey | From Refugee Camp to Hollywood

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