Cyrus Broacha is an Indian anchor, theatre personality, comedian, political satirist, columnist, podcaster and author.[1] He is best known for his show Bakra on MTV India and The Week That Wasn't on CNN-News18.
Early years
Broacha was born on 7 August 1969[citation needed], to a Parsi father and Catholic mother. He started acting at the age of five in a school play, The Emperor's New Clothes. Every year he performed and wrote for the school magazine, winning prizes for English and drama.[citation needed]
Cyrus's family originally hails from Bharuch in Gujarat.[2]
Career
He did his first professional play, Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1985, directed by Pearl Padamsee.[3] When Broacha was 15, he acted in his first Hindi film, Jalwa which was released in 1987.[4] He also worked as a radio jockey and did shows like Dial-In Show in 1993.[3]
He led India's "Rock the Vote" campaign and represented MTV at the UNAIDS conference in Hanover, Germany. He moderated the Indian segment of Be Heard - A Global Discussion With Colin Powell in February 2002.[8]
In January 2010, he released his book Karl, Aaj aur Kal, a semi-autobiographical comedy about celebrities, Bollywood and politics. In 2011, he released another book, The Average Indian Male, an account of the Indian male commonly referred to as the "aam aadmi".[11]
Podcaster
In 2015, he started hosting a podcast called Cyrus Says or C& Bull, produced by IVM network.[12] This is a show about life in urban India, politics, sports, civic sense and current affairs.
Personal life
Cyrus Broacha is married to Ayesha,[13] a photographer. The couple has two children.[14]
