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Whats better than a road trip A road trip with your childhood best friend, of course. And its all the merrier when its that one epic trip you both always wanted to undertake but couldnt quite find the right occasion. Actor Kunal Kapoor and comedian and television host Cyrus Sahukar did just that with a nine-day adventure across the Himalayan terrains, deadly roads, hairpin bends and comic capers included. They got extra lucky as Fox Life made a reality show out of it called Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus.
The producers asked me who Id like to travel with, and I couldnt think of anyone else, says Kunal Kapoor. My first choice was Sahu (Cyrus Sahukar) since weve been friends for 22 years now. Given a Jeep Grand Cherokee to manoeuvre across stretches of what could hardly be called roads, they crawled at 1015 kmph on the worlds deadliest stretch from Tabo to Pooh. Cyrus describes it as Mad Max-like terrain, barren, rocky and spooky. I dont drive, and we have one terabyte of footage of Kunal moaning about it, says Cyrus. I drove a little, but not much. But I did enjoy staring out of the window and playing with the gadgets.
Kunal says, Cyrus is a terrible navigator. He was sleeping on the map. Its at one of the 19 consecutive hairpin bends the duo encountered, that Cyrus supposedly learned to drive. Kunals an amazing teacher, but Id say, the operative word is cautious, says Cyrus.