Rahul Bhat joins Cyrus Broacha to talk about his unpredictable journey — from accidental modelling at 19 to overnight TV superstardom, a major film flop, and then disappearing for nearly 9 years.

In this candid conversation, Rahul opens up about:


Winning Mr India “by mistake”


Hina’s record-breaking TRPs


His first big film failing


The depression that followed


Why he took a 9-year break to study world cinema


Producing hit TV shows quietly


How Anurag Kashyap cast him in Ugly without an audition


The improvisation magic behind Gangs of Wasseypur & Ugly


Becoming Kennedy — a ruthless insomniac cop


Why cinema is a collaboration, not a solo art

From superstardom to reinvention, this is Rahul Bhat like you’ve never seen him.

Rahul Bhat joins Cyrus Broacha to talk about his unpredictable journey &mdash; from accidental modelling at 19 to overnight TV superstardom, a major film flop, and then disappearing for nearly 9 years.
In this candid conversation, Rahul opens up about:
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Winning Mr India &ldquo;by mistake&rdquo;
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Hina&rsquo;s record-breaking TRPs
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His first big film failing
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The depression that followed
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Why he took a 9-year break to study world cinema
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Producing hit TV shows quietly
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How Anurag Kashyap cast him in Ugly without an audition
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The improvisation magic behind Gangs of Wasseypur &amp; Ugly
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Becoming Kennedy &mdash; a ruthless insomniac cop
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Why cinema is a collaboration, not a solo art
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From superstardom to reinvention, this is Rahul Bhat like you&rsquo;ve never seen him.

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.