# MTV, Playback Singing & Bollywood Memories | Shaan On Cyrus Says

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Podcast: [Cyrus Says](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyrus-says-173619)
Published: 2026-07-01T00:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/cyrus-says/mtv-playback-singing-bollywood-memories-shaan-on-cyrus-says
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## Resource

Welcome to  Cyrus Says. Playback legend Shaan drops by for what was supposed to be a conversation about music, MTV, Bollywood, playback singing, and three decades of surviving the entertainment industry. Instead, Cyrus and the gang spend an alarming amount of time debating whether a crow can be your best friend, whether it's your reincarnated father, and whether pizza is an acceptable bird diet. Once everyone (sort of) regains composure, Shaan takes us through the golden age of MTV, the birth of Indipop, how Shantanu Mukherjee mysteriously became Shaan , unforgettable stories about Biddu, Bappi Lahiri, Sonu Nigam, touring across India, music royalties, mimicry, and why being famous doesn't stop random people from requesting the same song you literally just sang. Expect nostalgia, absolute nonsense, music history, inside Bollywood stories, terrible jokes that somehow get worse with age (much like Cyrus), and two old friends reminding each other why the 90s should never have been documented. Featuring: 🎙️ Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) – Playback singer, television host, composer and one of India's most loved voices. Warning: No crows were harmed during this recording.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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