Cyrus Sahukar (born 6 August 1980) is an Indian VJ and

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actor. He is known for his comic wit in shows like ''Semi Girebaal'' and other such satirical comedy shows, hosting, and spoofs.

Early life and education

Cyrus Sahukar was born in the military headquarters of Mhow,

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on 6 August 1980. His father, Colonel Behram Sahukar, is

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, and his mother, Nimeran Sahukar, a writer, is

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. Sahukar did his schooling from St Columba's School, Delhi and he graduated from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce of

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. He married his longtime girlfriend Vaishali Malahara on 15 April 2022 at Alibaug.

Career

Career beginnings

Sahukar started doing theatre in school and acted in school plays from the age of 6. At 15, he performed in musical show called '' Thank you for the music''. By the age of 16, he hosted a

radio show called ''Radio Rampage'' in Delhi. Around the same time, he worked on the production of and acted in

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's '' Starlight Express'' and ''Graffiti Postcards from School'', both plays directed by

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. At the age of 18, he won the

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show''

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''.

Journey from MTV

He joined

in the end of 1999 and moved from

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and became one of the youngest people working in

. The following year, in 2000, he fronted a show called ''MTV Fully Faltoo''. It went on to become one of the first shows to spoof on everything – from movies, to ads, and TV shows, prominent among them being '' Sholay'', '' Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'' and the ''

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'' series. Around the same time, he started performing a spoof on

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as ''Piddhu The Great'' and also hosted ''Semi Girebaal'', which was a spoof on the talk show ''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal''. ''Semi Girebaal'' recorded a higher rating than the original show. When

forayed into the mockumentary arena, he started anchoring the show ''Kickass Mornings'', in which he played 25 different characters. He then also hosted two seasons of the game show '' Hole in the Wall'', followed by ''All stars'', both for Pogo Channel. His most high-profile film role to-date came with ''

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'' (2010), the ensemble romantic comedy-drama directed by

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, in which he starred alongside Sonam Kapoor,

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, Anand Tiwari,

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and Lisa Haydon; he portrayed Randhir Gambhir, a sweetmeat business tycoon and friend of Kapoor's eponymous lead.

Selected works

* Worked on

''Bakra Gag'' * Hosted a travel show called ''Chill Out'' in 1999 * ''Piddhu the Great'' – a spoof on

in 2000 * MTV Fully Faltoo Film festival – ''Bechare Zameen Par'' * ''Kick Ass Mornings'', where he played over 25 characters * The first time

shot a mockumentary where he played Bobby Chadda and Paromita the Neurotic * Nat Geo – hosted the International Spelling Bee * Fox Life – Hosted Season 2 of the travel show ''The Great Escape'' with actor Kunal Kapoor in 2017 * MTV ''Housefull'' * Hosted ''India's Got Talent'' on Colors in 2012 * Hosted '' Sab Khelo Sab Jeeto'' on SAB in 2013 *Panel member at Hoezaay YouTube channel Live streams (Ghost)

Films

Events

* Style Awards for

India * Corporate shows –

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, Hindustan lever,

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, HDFC, Birla Sun Life Insurance * Launched all the Planet M stores in

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and many other cities

Television

* Hosted the 1st season of

''Roadies'', judged season 7 * Hosted the VJ Hunt in 2002 and 2009 * Hosted Hole in the Wall, Pogo * Hosted Sab Khelo Sab Jeeto, 2014, SAB TV * Hosted Challenge Accepted 2017, Comedy Central (a reality comedy show) * Hosted Brain Wagon, Colors UAE, 2018 * Hosted Elevator Pitch 2018,

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahukar, Cyrus 1982 births Living people Indian television presenters Male actors from Indore Indian Zoroastrians St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Hindi television 21st-century Indian male actors People from Indore Parsi people Indian VJs (media personalities) Indian game show hosts