Cyrus Sahukar is an Indian VJ, model and actress. He is known for his stand-up comedy.
Wiki/Biography
Cyrus Sahukar was born on 6 August 1980 (age 41; in 2021) at MHOW, Indore. He attended school from St. Columba, Delhi. He completed his graduation from Delhi University’s Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. Cyrus started acting in theater when she was still in school. He is also a part of his school band. At the age of 18, Cyrus began working as a VJ and host with MTV.
Cyrus Sahukar holds his childhood image
Cyrus Sahukar (center) with his friends
Physical appearance
- Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Family
Cyrus Sahukar was born into a Zoroastrian family.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Behram Sahukar, was a colonel in the army and his mother, Nimeran Sahukar, was a Punjabi Writer. His father is Persian while his mother is Punjabi. Cyrus has an older sister, Preeti Philip, who is an artist. His parents separated when he was three years old.
Father of Cyrus Sahukar-Behram Sahukar
Cyrus Sahukar with his mother
Cyrus Sahukar’s mother – Nimeran Sahukar
Cyrus Sahukar’s sister -Preeti Philip
Wife
Cyrus got married to Vaishali Malahara, his longtime girlfriend, on 15 April 2022 in Alibaug, Maharashtra.
Vaishali is married to Cyrus Sahukar
Relationships/Affairs
Cyrus is in a relationship with Vaishali Malahara.
Cyrus Sahukar with his girlfriend Vaishali Malahara
Career
Cyrus Sahukar started his career at the age of 18 as a host and VJ with MTV. However, he started acting since he was still in school. He was part of bureaucrat Kiran Bedi’s Literacy Mission Programme, where educational games and skills were organized for Tihar Jail inmates. Cyrus played a bird in Barry John’s play “Haroun and the Sea of Stories;” which is based on the novel by Salman Rushdie.
At the age of 15, Sahukar performed his first musical show “Thank you for music” directed by Stephen Marazzi. After doing musicals, he joined Roshan Abbas and started his professional career doing radio voices and jingles. Cyrus was also part of Abbas’ production crew and director for “Starlight Express” and “Graffiti Postcards from School.”
Sahukar hosted his first radio show at the age of 16. The radio show was in Punjabi and was titled “Radio Rampage.” When she was 18, she auditioned for MTV VJ Hunt, and won it alongside Mini Mathur and Asif Seth.
In 2000, Cyrus hosted the show “MTV Fully Faltoo.” It was one of the first parody shows in India that spoofed TV shows, movies and commercials; the most popular of which are the Sholay series, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, and Indiana Jones.
He, later, also hosted “Piddhu The Great” and “Semi Girebaal,” imitating Navjot Singh Sidhu and Rendezvous With Simi Garewal respectively.
Cyrus Sahukar in “Semi Girebaal”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLY-buR4KM
Cyrus Sahukar later hosted “Kickass Mornings” on MTV and “POGO All-Stars” on POGO. The show “Kickass Mornings” is a mockumentary and he portrays almost 25 characters. Cyrus also hosted the POGO game show “Hole in the Wall.”
Cyrus Sahukar in Pogo All-Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V4UnrrwqKo
Apart from being a professional and TV host, Cyrus Sahukar has worked in Bollywood films like “Om Jai Jagdish,” “Rang De Basanti,” “Aisha,” “Delhi 6” and “Love Breakups Zindagi.”
Cyrus Sahukar, along with Kunal Kapoor, is part of the adventure show “Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus.” Cyrus and Kunal took a 10-day trip into the mountains and drove from Dharamsala to Spiti Valley. Cyrus said in an interview that she felt like they were in Mad Max Fury Road while filming for the show.
In 2018, Cyrus Sahukar hosted “Elovator Pitch” which aired on MTV.
Cyrus Sahukar in Elevator Pitch
In 2019, he appeared in the Amazon Prime web series “Mind The Malhotras” alongside Mini Mathur.
Malhotra’s mind
Cyrus has also featured in Style Shows for MTV and Corporate Events for Infosys, ICICI Bank. HSBC, etc.
Favourite
- Comedians: Chris Rock, George Carlin
- Movies: As Good As It Gets
- Books: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
- Singers: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley, Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar
- Song: “Castles In The Air” by Don McLean
- Shows: Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Family Guy
- Quote: ‘Life is not fair. But most of us would not be where we are today.’
- Restaurant: Daksinyan in Juhu
- Band: Nouvelle Vague, Incredible Bongo Band
- Music: Classic Oldies, Old School Rap
- Lyricists: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Gulzar
- Vacation Destination: Turkey
- Bathroom Number: Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main (Mashaal, 1950)
Facts/Trivia
- Cyrus Sahukar is one of the youngest people to work with MTV. He started his professional journey at the age of 8 and considers himself someone who ‘grew up on television.’
- When he started working with Roshan Abbas, he used to get 300 INR for voice.
- If Cyrus wasn’t in showbiz, he’d be a folk musician or a farmer.
- Interestingly, his parody show “Rendezvous With Semi Girebaal” has more viewer ratings than the original show.
- He is often quoted as saying, “I love playing unusual characters.” Of all the shows he has done, “Paromita — an attractive woman” is his favourite.
- Cyrus considers children her “fan base.”
- He considers the 2012 film “The Master” to be the most overrated film.
- Cyrus Sahukar is quite fond of watching reruns of the shows “Seinfeld” and “Friends.”
- When he was a child, he liked to watch the movie “The Jungle Book” (1976).
- He often receives threats for making fun of others. Once a man pursued her in marriage with a bottle.
- She has been friends with Kunal Kapoor for more than 18 years.
- It was during the show “Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus” that he tried paragliding for the first time.
- Sahukar has hosted nearly 350 episodes of the game show “Hole in the Wall.”
- His sister is ten years older than him.
- Cyrus Sahukar recalled that when his sister and her friends played, they often left it on the dresser so that he would not play.
- He also laughs at anything funny.
- He likes to sing duets with Billy Joel.
- His favorite book “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde was given to him by his mother.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
