Cyrus Says

Abijit Ganguly, Standup Comedian

This week, Cyrus is joined by standup comedian Abijit Ganguly, to talk about building societies, how they've been doing in the lockdown, young happy people, the 'unique' story of how Abijit got into comedy (from corporates to the stage), being born in Bangalore and raised in Delhi, the 'Mumbai spirit', convincing his wife's parents to let her marry him, his in-laws coming to watch him perform standup, switching careers, Abijit and his brother's pet names, some of his best and worst moments on-stage, being knifed in Delhi while on-stage, and lots more. Tune in for a hilarious episode filled with fascinating stories.

Follow Abijit on Twitter @AbijitG and on Instagram @abijitganguly

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This week, Cyrus is joined by DJ, lawyer and host of The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about the big MS Dhoni retirement from international cricket, and take us down some amazing moments from his career, his highs and lows, and lots more. They also talk about the ongoing Prashant Bhushan case and why the Supreme Court seems to be asking him to apologise. All this and more on this episode.

Check out The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast: https://ivmpodcasts.com/edges-and-sledges

Follow DJ on Twitter @dhananjayachak & on Instagram @djchak

You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.
You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com

Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)

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This week, Cyrus is joined by Parmesh Shahani, author and Vice President at Godrej Industries, to talk about sexuality in the Indian corporate world, to talk about his new book - Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion in The Indian Workplace and what made him write it. Parmesh talks about the landmark pro and anti LGBTQ judgements by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court over the years, how these led to conversations around sexuality, how things were changing in the corporate world and how acceptance was creeping in, around the time these judgements were coming out, and why he felt it important to document it all in his book.

Cyrus and Parmesh also get into Parmesh's life from growing up in South Bombay, having supportive parents, using the system instead of changing it, slurs he faced as a kid in school, trying to create a society where everyone can be more open and vulnerable, why it's important for the 'big guns' from various industries to come out as that will spread acceptance and get rid of fear around it. All this and a lot more on this episode of Cyrus Says.

Follow Parmesh on Instagram @parmeshshahani and on Twitter @parmeshs

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com

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This week, Cyrus, Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) talk about possibly starting the show out with someone singing a song, reaching month 5 of the Coronavirus lockdown, how India is still not looking great numbers-wise when it comes to cases of the disease, the show 'Hello Friends', the Indian version of 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S.' from 1999 starring Cyrus, and how it went viral this past week (Cyrus recounts some hilarious stories from on-set), doing MTV Bakra and how it was one of the only shows which got remade in America (as Punk'd), good and bad reality TV shows, and lots more!

You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.
You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com

Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)

In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays

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This week, Cyrus is joined by Ram Madhvani, Director and Co-owner at Equinox Films. They have a hilarious and fascinating discussion on Ram's illustrious career, him going to St. Peter's School in Panchgani (same school as Freddie Mercury), coming from a small town called Barshi, they reminisce about good ol' Mangola soft drinks, watching movies in the theatres in Barshi, movies like 'Mackenna's Gold' and 'Enter The Dragon' being adult films back in the day, how Ram had drawn a mustache on his face to be able to see the Bruce Lee movie, how Director Prahlad Kakkar advised him to join Equinox Films, and lots more!

They also talk about the famous Happydent White commercial directed by Ram - which has been touted as one of the best ad films of the 21st century, as well as some more of his very successful ad films, from the ThumsUp ad, to the 'Harr Ek Friend Zaroori Hota Hai' campaign for Airtel, his first feature film with Boman Irani, his last film 'Neerja' - the biopic on the brave Pan Am stewardess Neerja Bhanot, what he wants to do next, wanting to work on a comedy movie, for how long Cyrus and Ram each have not had a drink, and tons tons more!

Follow Ram on Twitter @RamKMadhvani and on Instagram @madhvaniram

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com

Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)

In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android
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