1. Cyrus Sahukar has acted in several OTT and Bollywood films.
52 Facts About Cyrus Sahukar
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Cyrus Sahukar was born in the military headquarters of Mhow, Indore on 6 August 1980, to Colonel Behram Sahukar and writer Nimeran Sahukar.
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Cyrus Sahukar's father is a Parsi while his mother is of Punjabi origin.
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Cyrus Sahukar's paternal grandfather was a brigadier, Adi Sahukar, who served in the army alongside Sam Manekshaw.
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Cyrus Sahukar's parents separated at the age of 4 and he went on to live with his grandmother in Delhi.
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Cyrus Sahukar spent his childhood in Delhi where he did his schooling from St Columba's School, Delhi and he graduated from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce of Delhi University.
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Cyrus Sahukar started performing in theater and acted in school plays from the age of 6.
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At 16, Cyrus Sahukar began his career in Delhi, hosting a radio show called Radio Rampage.
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Cyrus Sahukar started doing radio voice-overs and jingles under his direction.
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Cyrus Sahukar portrayed an assortment of bizarre personas in multiple other shows including Piddhu The Great, based on the Indian cricketer-commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu, and two seasons of Rendezvous with Semi Girebaal, which was his unusual take on the chat show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
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Cyrus Sahukar played the part of Pareshaan Awasthi in Bechaare Zameen Par, an hour-long feature that was a parody of the Indian film Taare Zameen Par.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted the entrepreneurial reality show called Business Baazigar on ZeeTV.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted 300 episodes of POGO channel's game show, Hole in the wall and POGO All-stars.
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Cyrus Sahukar worked with Bloomberg UTV India as an anchor of the business news channel's business reality show called The Assignment Season 1.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted The Pogo Amazing Kids awards in 2008.
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Cyrus Sahukar went on to host HDFC SpellBee on the National Geographic channel.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted another quiz show on Nat Geo, the national Olympiad, Teenovators Season 1 developed in association with Manipal University.
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Cyrus Sahukar was the host of the online show The Bench.
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Cyrus Sahukar was seen playing puppeteer and host on the television comedy show, Challenge Accepted, which premiered on Comedy Central.
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Cyrus Sahukar was seen on several travel shows across International channels like Fox Life and Discovery.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted Season 2 of the travel show Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus on FOX LIFE with actor Kunal Kapoor in 2017.
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Cyrus Sahukar was seen back on MTV co-hosting Elovator Pitch, a speed-dating show set in an elevator produced by BBC Studios with Gaelyn Mendonca.
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Cyrus Sahukar co-hosted The Antisocial Network with fellow prankster and MTV VJ Jose Covaco in the proceeding year.
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Cyrus Sahukar appeared as a judge on the MTV competitive modeling show, Forbidden Angels alongside model and actress Mugdha Godse.
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In 2020, Cyrus Sahukar explored his culinary passions in a new cooking show, titled The Missing Apron, on TLC India.
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Cyrus Sahukar co-hosted the Discovery Plus show Feelin Alive seasons 1 and 2 with actor, Amol Parashar.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted Season 2 of the travel show The Great Escape on FOX LIFE with actor Kunal Kapoor in 2017.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted the Cadbury 5 Star One Tip One Hand show on DisneyPlus Hotstar.
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Later in 2006, Cyrus Sahukar bagged the role of Rahul in the film Rang de Basanti, an Indian drama film written, produced, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.
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Cyrus Sahukar featured in a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial again in 2009 in Delhi 6.
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In 2014, Cyrus Sahukar had a cameo in Sonam Kapoor's comedy drama film Khubsoorat where he played the role of Nausher Bandookwala.
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Cyrus Sahukar performed in an International film which was the first of four installments in the Heartbeat of the World anthology film series, Words with God directed by Mira Nair in 2014.
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Cyrus Sahukar played a role in Screenpanti's first original series- Office vs Office.
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In 2019, Cyrus Sahukar was seen in his first OTT movie Kadakh that premiered on Sony Liv.
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Cyrus Sahukar continued his collaboration with Sony Liv as he starred in the comedy drama series, Potluck season 1 and 2.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted season 2 of The Lost Essence of India which captures the imagination and creates awareness about unexplored locations of India like the rugged valleys and mountains.
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Cyrus Sahukar has been invited to host the launch of various luxury brands in India which include Adidas, Ericsson, Samsung, Puma, and others.
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Cyrus Sahukar began his collaboration with Tata Motors in 2015.
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Cyrus Sahukar was the host of the Huawei P9 launch event.
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Cyrus Sahukar's next hosting for Tata Motors was alongside the world-renowned footballer, Lionel Messi, for the launch of Tata Tiago.
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Cyrus Sahukar was a part of Tata Motors' Auto Expo, the largest automotive show in Asia.
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Cyrus Sahukar played master of ceremonies as the host of the Economic Times Brand Equity and Business Leaders awards for 4 years.
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In 2019, Cyrus Sahukar hosted the prestigious Teacher's Golden Thistle Awards that was created through partnership with Republic TV.
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Cyrus Sahukar is the official host for BBC Top Gear Awards, Good Housekeeping Magazine Awards, Vogue Women of the Year Awards.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted the GQ Men of the year Awards, Lonely Planet Awards and Hindustan Times Style Awards two years in a row in 2019.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted The SHRM India HR Excellence Awards that was part of Asia's largest conference, SHRM India's Annual Conference and Expo, aired on CNBC and CNN.
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Cyrus Sahukar had a two-year contract with Google and YouTube to host some of their biggest events in India like Wizcraft AO presents Google Holiday Party and Google's Virtual Corporate Event.
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In concept events Cyrus Sahukar has worked extensively with Diageo including being the official host for three years for the series Signature Masterclass.
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Cyrus Sahukar hosted the segment Passion to Paycheck by Signature Masterclass featuring famous guests like Shah Rukh Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Vijay Devarakonda who shared their inspirational journey to success.
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In 2015, Cyrus Sahukar teamed up with Bollywood actors Kalki Koechlin, Richa Chadda and Purab Kohli for a rib tickling play called Trivial Disasters directed by Atul Kuman and written by Ajay Krishnan.
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Cyrus Sahukar was a part of the digital revolution in Theatre as he played one of the seven clowns in Rajat Kapoor's creative rendition, I Don't Like It As You Like It of the Shakespeare's classic As You Like It.
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Cyrus Sahukar tied the knot in 2022, with his long-term partner Vaishali Malahara, at Alibaug.