Cyrus Says
Swanand Kirkire on Lyrics, Acting, NSD & Band Wale
Mar 23, 2026
· 46m
<p data-start="858" data-end="880">Welcome to Cyrus Says!</p> <p data-start="882" data-end="1064">In this episode, Cyrus is joined by <strong data-start="918" data-end="937">Swanand Kirkire - </strong>writer, lyricist, singer, actor, National Award winner, and basically one of those people who seem to be good at everything.</p> <p data-start="1066" data-end="1312">They talk about his journey from <strong data-start="1099" data-end="1126">Indore to NSD to Mumbai</strong>, the early struggle years, writing for film and theatre, working with people like <strong data-start="1209" data-end="1266">Sudhir Mishra, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani</strong>, and how …