Being Cyrus (2005)
The Sethnas are a Parsi family that reside in the hills of Panchgani. When the bizarre Cyrus comes into their lives, it is soon revealed that things aren't quite right with the Sethna family.
- Date of release
- 2005-12-08
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Homi Adajania
Casting
- Saif Ali Khan — Cyrus Mistry
- Naseeruddin Shah — Dinshaw Sethna
- Dimple Kapadia — Katy Sethna
- Boman Irani — Farokh Sethna
- Simone Singh — Tina Sethna
- Honey Chhaya — Fardounjee Sethna
- Manoj Pahwa — Inspector Maninder Lovely
- Delna Patel — Miss Vinci
- Ravi Khote — Bonesetter
- Carol Gracias — Cameo
Interesting facts
Being Cyrus is a 2005 Indian English-language dark comedy film directed by Homi Adajania. The film revolves around a dysfunctional Parsi family. The film was originally titled Akoori, a reference to a traditional Parsi scrambled eggs-like side dish. The film is the directorial debut of Homi Adajania and Saif Ali Khan's first film in English. Upon its release, the film was reported to be released in a Hindi dubbed version in 2007, however, the director cancelled the plan.
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