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P C Sorcar Jr.
পি.সি. সরকার,জুনিয়রBorn July 31, 1946
Tangail, Bengal, British IndiaNationality Indian Ethnicity Bengali Hindu Occupation Illusionist Salary $15000 per show [1] Religion Hinduism Spouse Jayashree Devi Children Maneka, Moubani, Mumtaz Website P.C. Sorcar, Jr. P. C. Sorcar, Jr. (formal name Prodip Chandra Sorcar) (পি.সি. সরকার,জুনিয়র - প্রদীপ চন্দ্র সরকার) (born 31 July 1946[2]) is an Indian magician based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the second son of legendary Indian magician P. C. Sorcar, and is today considered the most prominent magician in India. He is also the recipient of Merlin Award in Magic.[3]
He holds a doctorate degree in applied psychology from the University of Calcutta.[1] He is better known for his magic known as Indrajaal. His earliest stage experience involved him assisting his father at Kolkata's New Empire in 1959. His first solo stage performance was held at Siliguris Railway Institute Hall in 1963.[2]
His troupe, Indrajal, uses 48 tons of equipment, 75 artists, dozens of settings, 12 jadoo girls, psychedelic laser lighting systems, more than 400 brocade dresses, original music by his own orchestra and more than 50 tricks of illusion.
He holds the record of being the highest individual foreign exchange earner in entertainment.[2] He is well respected for having "vanished" among others, the Taj Mahal and the Indore – Amritsar Express.[4] He is also known for debunking the miracles of the Sathya Sai Baba.[5]
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Family background
His elder brother Prafulla is an Electrical Engineer and younger brother Provas is a commercial pilot. For eight generations, the Sorcar family has successfully wielded and passed on the magic world. He lost his father, Padma Shri award-winner Pratul Chandra Sorcar (P.C. Sorcar Sr.) at the age of 25 due to a massive heart attack in Japan.
He married Jayashree, daughter of Sri Aroon Kumar Ghosh and Smt. Nilima Devi on 22 May 1972. The couple have three daughters, Maneka, Moubani and Mumtaz. Maneka is also a magician where Moubani and Mumtaz are model and film actress in Tollywood (Bengali Film Industry in Kolkata).
His mother Basanti died on 26 December 2009 while he was performing the magic show in Barasat (suburban of Kolkata) Rabindra Bhaban. Even though he lost his mother, he did not stop his show for a moment as his mother told him before she died "Show must go on". Basanti Devi was his great inspiration in his magic arts.
Merchant of Vanish
He has several experiences for vanishing things in last decades. On 8 November 2000, Sorcar "vanished" the Taj Mahal for two minutes in Kachhpura in Agra. Beside the Taj Mahal, he also made the Victoria Memorial disappear on the 300th anniversary of Calcutta. One of his most successful feats was making a train full of passengers vanish in front of High Court judges and a large crowd at Bardhaman Junction, West Bengal, India in 1992.
References
- ^ a b Sankar, Anand (July 12, 2008). "By the sleight of my hand". Business Standard. http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=328451. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ a b c "The magical world of P C Sorcar -Sunday TOI-The Times of India". indiatimes.com. 25 March 2001. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35361990.cms. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Merlin Award Recipients". www.magicims.com. http://www.magicims.com/merlin_award_recipients.php. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Gupta, Subhrangshu: Into the magic world of P.C. Sorcar, The Tribune, April 15, 2001.
- ^ P.C. Sorcar: "Baba's a bad trickster", India Today, December 4, 2000.
External links
Categories:- Indian magicians
- Kolkata culture
- Bengali people
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Living people
- 1946 births
- People from Kolkata
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