Shalmali Kholgade joins Cyrus Broacha for a candid conversation about her journey from St. Xavier's College to becoming one of India's most recognized playback singers.

They discuss her musical upbringing, early performances, independent music career, songwriting process, fashion design interests, fitness goals, marriage, and the inspiration behind her latest single, "Impression."

Packed with humor, stories and unexpected detours, this episode offers a deeper look at the artist behind the voice.

Shalmali Kholgade joins Cyrus Broacha for a candid conversation about her journey from St. Xavier's College to becoming one of India's most recognized playback singers.
They discuss her musical upbringing, early performances, independent music career, songwriting process, fashion design interests, fitness goals, marriage, and the inspiration behind her latest single, "Impression."
Packed with humor, stories and unexpected detours, this episode offers a deeper look at the artist behind the voice.

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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The Real Shalmali Kholgade: Crushes, Creativity, Marriage & Music | Cyrus Says

Abbas' Twitter account gets hacked!
This week on Cock & Bull, Cyrus Broacha is joined by comedians Abbas Momin and Urjita Wani to react to some of the week's strangest headlines.

The conversation begins with Abbas explaining how his X (Twitter) account was hacked before the gang dives into bizarre stories including a real-life Batman catching criminals in Mexico, the Mirzapur movie announcement, football, Shah Rukh Khan's kindness, viral courtroom moments, award certificate spelling mistakes, Malayalam cinema and much more.

Expect plenty of tangents, roasting, pop culture references and classic Cock & Bull banter.

Abbas' Twitter account gets hacked! This week on Cock &amp; Bull, Cyrus Broacha is joined by comedians Abbas Momin and Urjita Wani to react to some of the week's strangest headlines.
The conversation begins with Abbas explaining how his X (Twitter) account was hacked before the gang dives into bizarre stories including a real-life Batman catching criminals in Mexico, the Mirzapur movie announcement, football, Shah Rukh Khan's kindness, viral courtroom moments, award certificate spelling mistakes, Malayalam cinema and much more.
Expect plenty of tangents, roasting, pop culture references and classic Cock &amp; Bull banter.

Abbas Momin & Urjita Wani React to Week's Craziest Headlines | Cyrus Says | Cock and Bull

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Playback legend Shaan drops by for what was supposed to be a conversation about music, MTV, Bollywood, playback singing, and three decades of surviving the entertainment industry. Instead, Cyrus and the gang spend an alarming amount of time debating whether a crow can be your best friend, whether it's your reincarnated father, and whether pizza is an acceptable bird diet.

Once everyone (sort of) regains composure, Shaan takes us through the golden age of MTV, the birth of Indipop, how Shantanu Mukherjee mysteriously became Shaan, unforgettable stories about Biddu, Bappi Lahiri, Sonu Nigam, touring across India, music royalties, mimicry, and why being famous doesn't stop random people from requesting the same song you literally just sang.

Expect nostalgia, absolute nonsense, music history, inside Bollywood stories, terrible jokes that somehow get worse with age (much like Cyrus), and two old friends reminding each other why the 90s should never have been documented.

Featuring:
🎙️ Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) – Playback singer, television host, composer and one of India's most loved voices.

Warning: No crows were harmed during this recording. 

 

Welcome to&nbsp;Cyrus Says.
Playback legend Shaan drops by for what was supposed to be a conversation about music, MTV, Bollywood, playback singing, and three decades of surviving the entertainment industry. Instead, Cyrus and the gang spend an alarming amount of time debating whether a crow can be your best friend, whether it's your reincarnated father, and whether pizza is an acceptable bird diet.
Once everyone (sort of) regains composure, Shaan takes us through the golden age of MTV, the birth of Indipop, how Shantanu Mukherjee mysteriously became Shaan, unforgettable stories about Biddu, Bappi Lahiri, Sonu Nigam, touring across India, music royalties, mimicry, and why being famous doesn't stop random people from requesting the same song you literally just sang.
Expect nostalgia, absolute nonsense, music history, inside Bollywood stories, terrible jokes that somehow get worse with age (much like Cyrus), and two old friends reminding each other why the 90s should never have been documented.
Featuring: 🎙️ Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) &ndash; Playback singer, television host, composer and one of India's most loved voices.
Warning: No crows were harmed during this recording.&nbsp;
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MTV, Playback Singing & Bollywood Memories | Shaan On Cyrus Says

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In this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus sits down with Agu Stanley for a hilarious, unpredictable, and surprisingly layered conversation about moving from Nigeria to India, learning Hindi in Lucknow, studying pharmacy, content creation, internet fame, cultural identity, and life between two worlds. What starts as a chat about Agu’s name, languages, physique, and viral presence quickly turns into a wild ride through Nigerian politics, Indian racism, Gurgaon relationships, arranged marriage pressure, Bollywood ads, basketball, boxing, nightlife, and why surviving in India and Nigeria both require serious hustle.

The episode also explores Agu’s rise from pharmacy student to multilingual creator to actor, with stories about Lucknow, hostel life, a major breakup, learning Hindi through friendship, doing ads with stars, moving into films, and navigating the absurdity of public attention. With Cyrus constantly derailing the conversation into sports, culture, class, race, and relationships, this becomes a funny but revealing episode about identity, ambition, and what it means to belong in more than one place at once.

Welcome to Cyrus Says! In this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus sits down with Agu Stanley for a hilarious, unpredictable, and surprisingly layered conversation about moving from Nigeria to India, learning Hindi in Lucknow, studying pharmacy, content creation, internet fame, cultural identity, and life between two worlds. What starts as a chat about Agu&rsquo;s name, languages, physique, and viral presence quickly turns into a wild ride through Nigerian politics, Indian racism, Gurgaon relationships, arranged marriage pressure, Bollywood ads, basketball, boxing, nightlife, and why surviving in India and Nigeria both require serious hustle.
The episode also explores Agu&rsquo;s rise from pharmacy student to multilingual creator to actor, with stories about Lucknow, hostel life, a major breakup, learning Hindi through friendship, doing ads with stars, moving into films, and navigating the absurdity of public attention. With Cyrus constantly derailing the conversation into sports, culture, class, race, and relationships, this becomes a funny but revealing episode about identity, ambition, and what it means to belong in more than one place at once.

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