Actor, director, writer — Anand Tiwari joins Cyrus for a wide-ranging conversation that starts at Shivaji Park, passes through Marathi theatre, college festivals, advertising sets, and lands at Bandish Bandits, Go Goa Gone, and beyond.

They talk about:


Growing up multilingual in Mumbai


Theatre vs cinema (and why both are brutal)


Almost becoming a professional cricketer


Working with Naseeruddin Shah — first as an actor, then as a director


Rage Theatre, President Is Coming & Mumbai’s theatre boom


Go Goa Gone, zombie comedies & fat suits


Hollywood sets, Naomi Watts & Sean Penn


Why passion matters more than glamour in the arts


And whether Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli should play the 2027 World Cup

Honest, funny, meandering — and packed with stories you don’t usually hear.

Actor, director, writer &mdash; Anand Tiwari joins Cyrus for a wide-ranging conversation that starts at Shivaji Park, passes through Marathi theatre, college festivals, advertising sets, and lands at Bandish Bandits, Go Goa Gone, and beyond.
They talk about:
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Growing up multilingual in Mumbai
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Theatre vs cinema (and why both are brutal)
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<li>
Almost becoming a professional cricketer
</li>
<li>
Working with Naseeruddin Shah &mdash; first as an actor, then as a director
</li>
<li>
Rage Theatre, President Is Coming &amp; Mumbai&rsquo;s theatre boom
</li>
<li>
Go Goa Gone, zombie comedies &amp; fat suits
</li>
<li>
Hollywood sets, Naomi Watts &amp; Sean Penn
</li>
<li>
Why passion matters more than glamour in the arts
</li>
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And whether Rohit Sharma &amp; Virat Kohli should play the 2027 World Cup
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Honest, funny, meandering &mdash; and packed with stories you don&rsquo;t usually hear.

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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