Cyrus Says

From selling recharge coupons in Mumbai to building a ₹40,000 crore brand — Madhav Sheth shares the real story behind Realme and India’s tech revolution.
In this explosive episode, we discuss:
Why India has no global electronics brand

How China built $500B export ecosystems

The future of zero-labour robotic factories

Why marketing budgets are overrated

How Realme disrupted offline retail

“Network is your net worth”

Why failure is more important than success

AI controlling decisions & consumer behaviour

Why luxury is just pricing psychology

Why he still flies economy despite massive success

This is a raw, unfiltered masterclass on entrepreneurship, consumer psychology, AI, and India’s manufacturing future.
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Kaneez Surka is back in India and within minutes this episode turns into absolute Cock & Bull chaos.
We start with her “Foreign Returns” tour and somehow end up debating marriage, men being “too much work,” NRIs with identity confusion, and whether Vikhroli was secretly named after Virat Kohli. (It wasn’t. We think.)
Somewhere in between, we spiral into:
– A doctor scoring 9/800 and still getting a PG seat
– Social media bans for kids under 16
– Identical twins with identical JEE scores
– A ₹1 lakh luxury shirt that looks iron-burnt
– A student trying to pass exams with a ₹100 bribe
– And an AI expo controversy that raised more questions than answers
It’s loud, it’s messy, it’s wildly opinionated and very classic Cock & Bull.
If you enjoy conversations that start in South Bombay and somehow end in Vikhroli (via Bill Gates), this one’s for you.
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Hariharan joins Cyrus Broacha to celebrate 50 years in music — from Carnatic training in Matunga to Billboard Awards with Colonial Cousins.
In this unforgettable episode, Hariharan shares:
How he lied at the Oberoi Hotel just to meet Mehdi Hassan

Winning his first break through a music competition

Singing 15,000+ songs across 10+ languages

The organic jam session that created Colonial Cousins

Performing “Krishna” across the world

Elton John being a fan

Discovering KK before he became a star

Why technique gives singers longevity

And why music should never be “typecast”

A masterclass in humility, riyaaz, and reinvention.
This is not just an interview — it’s a musical history lesson.
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Can you sue the government in India?
Corporate lawyer and author Anand Prasad joins Cyrus Broacha to discuss one of the biggest structural flaws in India’s legal system — sovereign immunity.
From why you can’t easily sue a cop or government official, to the Enforcement Directorate’s unchecked power, to performance reviews for judges, gun laws, prostitution reform, and regulatory overkill — this episode dives deep into how India’s system works… and why it doesn’t.
Anand also talks about:
Why process matters more than outcome

Why India struggles with enforcement, not laws

The case for removing sovereign immunity

Gun control and citizen empowerment

Legalising prostitution as a safety reform

Why small entrepreneurs are crushed by licences

The pakoda seller regulatory trap

How to truly “Unshackle the Elephant”

This is a bold, unfiltered conversation about power, accountability, and whether Indians are truly free.
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Welcome to Cyrus Says!This week, Cyrus is joined by Shreemi Verma lawyer-turned-Bollywood insider, pop culture commentator, and full-time chaos enthusiast.

What starts as a sensible conversation about her journey from law school to celebrity media quickly spirals into PR politics, rumor economics, casting gossip, film snobbery, and the strange ecosystem that keeps Bollywood ticking.

They bounce between on-set realities, internet outrage cycles, nostalgia for peak filmi drama, and why the industry runs on vibes, speculation, and very strategic silence.

It’s fast, opinionated, mildly controversial, and absolutely uninterested in behaving.If you’re looking for carefully packaged diplomacy, this is not it.

If you enjoy strong takes, industry tea, and conversations that zigzag without warning welcome home.And to our regular listeners, welcome back home.
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