Actor Sayani Gupta joins Cyrus Says for one of the most candid conversations she’s ever had — about ambition, money, fear, and the cost of choosing yourself.

Sayani talks about growing up in Kolkata, secretly moving to Delhi at 18, turning down a fast-track corporate career (including a GM-level role), lying to her bosses to attend film school auditions, and eventually walking away from financial security to study at the Film and Television Institute of India.

She opens up about her early films, underpayment, critical acclaim with Margarita With a Straw and Article 15, being featured on Pornhub without consent, navigating success as a woman, loneliness, dating in modern India, and why many women today feel they’ve outgrown the men around them.

Funny, uncomfortable, emotional, and brutally honest — this episode goes far beyond filmography into what it actually costs to live life on your own terms.

Actor Sayani Gupta joins Cyrus Says for one of the most candid conversations she&rsquo;s ever had &mdash; about ambition, money, fear, and the cost of choosing yourself.
Sayani talks about growing up in Kolkata, secretly moving to Delhi at 18, turning down a fast-track corporate career (including a GM-level role), lying to her bosses to attend film school auditions, and eventually walking away from financial security to study at the Film and Television Institute of India.
She opens up about her early films, underpayment, critical acclaim with Margarita With a Straw and Article 15, being featured on Pornhub without consent, navigating success as a woman, loneliness, dating in modern India, and why many women today feel they&rsquo;ve outgrown the men around them.
Funny, uncomfortable, emotional, and brutally honest &mdash; this episode goes far beyond filmography into what it actually costs to live life on your own terms.

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.