India’s Chandler Bing, Poland’s David Brent, Mexico’s Gossip Girl: stars of TV hit remakes reveal all

What’s it like to be cast in a local version of a global smash? From the Colombian Breaking Bad to the Indian 24 and the Dutch EastEnders, we find out

Cyrus Broacha, 53, played Cyrus, the Chandler Bing character in Hello Friends, the Indian version of Friends, first aired in 1999

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