Background
Cyrus was born on August 7, 1971 to a Parsi father and Catholic mother.
Cyrus was born on August 7, 1971 to a Parsi father and Catholic mother.
He studied at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai and graduated from Saint Xavier"s College, Mumbai.
He is also a prankster, best known for his show Bakra on Music Television and his show The Week That Wasn"t on Cable News Network-IBN.He has also given voiceover as Angada in cartoon film Ramayana. He was also a student of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (New York). He started acting at the age of five with a school play The Emperor"s New Clothes.
Every year he performed and wrote for the school magazine, winning prizes for English and drama.
Cyrus Brocha, when only 12, acted in his first Hindi film Jalwa with Pankaj Parashar and starred alongside Naseeruddin Shah. The next year, he did his first professional play Brighton Beach Memoirs under the baton of Pearl Padamsee.
The press hailed him as a child prodigy, and his career in acting took official He continued acting in several plays, as theatre became his passion.
He also came into the limelight during his college"s Malhar festival.
When he was in college, FM radio took off in India, and he gained a reputation as a radio jockey. After graduation, Cyrus went to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York where he studied acting for theatre. After returning to India, he acted in many commercials, television serials and plays.
He also hosted shows and corporate events, while pursuing his passion of theatre with over 20 commercial theater productions.
Music Television His popularity had Music Television seeking him. As anchor with them, his reputation grew as he became Music Television"s main face.
He has, till date, interviewed almost everyone in the Hindi film industry from Amitabh Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan. His candid-camera show is Music Television Bakra.
Host Cyrus has hosted many cricket shows including the popular Chevrolet Cricket Show on Ten Sports, and interviewed nearly every cricketer from every generation.
He presents the show Faking News on IBN 7, directed by friend Vijayakar. He led India"s "Rock the Vote" campaign and represented Music Television at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome conference in Hanover, Germany. He moderated the Indian segment of "Be Heard - A Global Discussion With Colin Powell" in February 2002.
He appeared on Sony Entertainment Television"s hit show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India"s version of Dancing with the Stars, and Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3 on Colors television He is also a columnist who writes for two leading national papers and two magazines.
He hosts an annual show called Greenathon on NDTV. 99 Roy Podcaster In 2015 he started a podcast called Cyrus Says. Cyrus Says is an irreverent podcast on current events.Cyrus Says is the definitive show on life in urban India, politics, sports, civic sense, traffic, kids, food, and everything that matters.
