EP-347 | Bollywood, Bigg Boss & Payjama Party: The Funniest Podcast Ever with Cyrus Broacha

EP-347 | Bollywood, Bigg Boss & Payjama Party: The Funniest Podcast Ever with Cyrus Broacha

Author: Asian News International (ANI) September 22, 2025 Duration: 1:34:04

Cyrus Broacha is a comedian, political satirist, podcaster, and author. He is best known for MTV India’s Bakra and his popular satirical show The Week That Wasn’t, which ran on television for over 17 years.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Cyrus shares behind-the-scenes stories from The Week That Wasn’t and MTV Bakra, along with his experience on Bigg Boss.

He also talks about sitcoms and reality shows, the Parsis of Bombay, and opens up about crushes, colleagues, marriage, food, and Mumbai’s lifestyle.


00:00 – Introduction

00:30 – Bombay Hindi vs. Delhi Hindi

05:29 – Animal Love Paradox in India

08:57 – Bigg Boss Experience

15:16 – The Secret of Lean Celebrities

18:21 – BTS of ‘The Week That Wasn't’ & ‘MTV Bakra’

24:51 – Gen Z & Tech Distractions

28:52 – Indian Politics & Freebies Culture

34:46 – Friendship with Kunal Vijayakar

42:06 – Arnab Goswami & Pak Cricketers

51:03 – Sitcoms & Indian Reality Shows

55:40 – Parsis of Bombay

1:02:20 – Crushes, Colleagues & Marriage

1:10:26 – Food & Mumbai’s Lifestyle

1:21:49 – Parenting & Podcasting


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