Welcome to Cyrus Says!
This conversation starts with a forgotten Indian entrepreneur who built three empires and ends with Cyrus touching elephant poop. We're not kidding.
Author Tejaswini Apte reveals the untold story of her great-grandfather Tatya Sahib, who went from a chawl in Girgaon to a sea-facing Peddar Road mansion by mastering textiles, producing 100+ silent films with Dadasaheb Phalke, and revolutionizing India's sugar industry.
Then she casually pulls out a children's book about animal feces with a bookmark made from actual elephant and rhino poop. Chaos ensues!

Welcome to Cyrus Says! This conversation starts with a forgotten Indian entrepreneur who built three empires and ends with Cyrus touching elephant poop. We're not kidding. Author Tejaswini Apte reveals the untold story of her great-grandfather Tatya Sahib, who went from a chawl in Girgaon to a sea-facing Peddar Road mansion by mastering textiles, producing 100+ silent films with Dadasaheb Phalke, and revolutionizing India's sugar industry. Then she casually pulls out a children's book about animal feces with a bookmark made from actual elephant and rhino poop. Chaos ensues!

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.

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India's Forgotten Startup King & His Descendant's Poop Book! ft. Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

In this episode of Cyrus Says / Cock & Bull, Cyrus Broacha is joined by comedian and professional chaos-enjoyer Shamik Chakrabarti for a conversation that goes exactly nowhere and everywhere.

They talk about KRK firing guns (allegedly), Vande Bharat reels nobody asked for, cancel culture that cancels itself, internet outrage that lasts 48 hours, and why Indians secretly thrive on mess. There are bad opinions, worse jokes, and absolutely no attempt to be responsible.

If you’re looking for balance, nuance, or polite conversation this is not it.
If you enjoy chaos, questionable takes, and laughing at things you probably shouldn’t welcome home. And to our regular listeners, welcome back home!

In this episode of Cyrus Says / Cock &amp; Bull, Cyrus Broacha is joined by comedian and professional chaos-enjoyer Shamik Chakrabarti for a conversation that goes exactly nowhere and everywhere.
They talk about KRK firing guns (allegedly), Vande Bharat reels nobody asked for, cancel culture that cancels itself, internet outrage that lasts 48 hours, and why Indians secretly thrive on mess. There are bad opinions, worse jokes, and absolutely no attempt to be responsible.
If you&rsquo;re looking for balance, nuance, or polite conversation this is not it. If you enjoy chaos, questionable takes, and laughing at things you probably shouldn&rsquo;t welcome home. And to our regular listeners, welcome back home!

Smriti Wedding Drama, KRK Arrested, Murderers in Love | CnB ft. @Shamik Chakrabarti  

In this special episode of Cyrus Says, writer and editor Sharmishtha Mukherjee is joined by her father, Air Commodore (Retd.) Bonney Mukherjee, for a conversation that moves effortlessly between nostalgia, history, humour, and survival.

The episode begins with Sharmishtha’s book Pudding: The Memory Keepers of Bandra — a loving portrait of a neighbourhood, its people, streets, food, aunties, trees, clubs, churches, and disappearing culture. Together with Cyrus, she reflects on what it means to grow roots, belong to a place, and preserve everyday stories before they vanish.

In the second half, her father shares extraordinary first-hand accounts of life as an Indian Air Force fighter pilot, including being shot during the 1971 war, flying combat missions, surviving injuries, and the quiet resilience required to return home and carry on.

The conversation also touches on Sharmishtha’s experience as a cancer survivor, family strength, humour as a coping mechanism, and the strange, beautiful ways people endure.

Gentle, funny, emotional, and deeply Indian — this is an episode about memory, courage, and the lives behind history.

In this special episode of Cyrus Says, writer and editor Sharmishtha Mukherjee is joined by her father, Air Commodore (Retd.) Bonney Mukherjee, for a conversation that moves effortlessly between nostalgia, history, humour, and survival.
The episode begins with Sharmishtha&rsquo;s book Pudding: The Memory Keepers of Bandra &mdash; a loving portrait of a neighbourhood, its people, streets, food, aunties, trees, clubs, churches, and disappearing culture. Together with Cyrus, she reflects on what it means to grow roots, belong to a place, and preserve everyday stories before they vanish.
In the second half, her father shares extraordinary first-hand accounts of life as an Indian Air Force fighter pilot, including being shot during the 1971 war, flying combat missions, surviving injuries, and the quiet resilience required to return home and carry on.
The conversation also touches on Sharmishtha&rsquo;s experience as a cancer survivor, family strength, humour as a coping mechanism, and the strange, beautiful ways people endure.
Gentle, funny, emotional, and deeply Indian &mdash; this is an episode about memory, courage, and the lives behind history.

An Author & A Fighter Pilot walk into the Cyrus Says studio! ft Shormistha Mukherjee & Bonny Mukerjee

Writer, actor, improv comedian Shantanu Anam Reddy joins Cyrus Broacha for a completely unhinged episode of Cock & Bull, where nothing stays on topic and everything somehow gets discussed.
From growing up Kashmiri-Andhra, studying acting in the US, film school snobbery, AIB days, sketch comedy, improv shows, and why none of it guarantees work — to Bollywood gossip, Kartik Aryan rumours, Dharma controversies, cricket rants, bad box office maths, pollution, badminton, IVF, teddy bears, and the mysterious phenomenon of BubuDudu.There are opinions.
 There are allegations.
 There are teddy bears.This episode has no structure, no conclusions, and no regrets — exactly how Cock & Bull should be.

Writer, actor, improv comedian&nbsp;Shantanu Anam Reddy&nbsp;joins&nbsp;Cyrus Broacha&nbsp;for a completely unhinged episode of&nbsp;Cock &amp; Bull, where nothing stays on topic and everything somehow gets discussed. From growing up Kashmiri-Andhra, studying acting in the US, film school snobbery, AIB days, sketch comedy, improv shows, and why none of it guarantees work &mdash; to Bollywood gossip, Kartik Aryan rumours, Dharma controversies, cricket rants, bad box office maths, pollution, badminton, IVF, teddy bears, and the mysterious phenomenon of&nbsp;BubuDudu.There are opinions. &nbsp;There are allegations. &nbsp;There are teddy bears.This episode has&nbsp;no structure, no conclusions, and no regrets&nbsp;&mdash; exactly how Cock &amp; Bull should be.

India's Forgotten Startup King & His Descendant's Poop Book! ft. Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

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