feat. Chunky Panday

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the amazing and extremely charming actor Chunky Panday. They talk about Chunky's love of swimming, his real name being Suyash, how he got the name 'Chunky', the number of things named after Chunky, and tells us some amazing stories from his long and illustrious career in the film industry. Also, a short rendition of 'So Gaya, Yeh Jahan'. Chunky also talks about the time he was a roadie for Kishor Kumar because he won a free ticket on the tour, Chunky selling cars and marble before he made it as an actor, going for tons of auditions, wearing chudidaar-kurtas to emulate Amitabh Bachchan, how he met Pahlaj Nihalani, and lots more.

Cyrus also asks Chunky about doing so many successful multi-hero films, crossing over to Bangladesh and becoming a big star there as well, returning to working in Bollywood in the 2010's, getting a slip-disc due to picking up his female co-star in a Bangladeshi movie, what it feels like to be the father of a new star-in-the-making Ananya Panday, Chunky coaching Akshay Kumar in acting, and lots more. Tune in for a truly amazing conversation.

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