P. C. Sorcar, Jr.

[rohit bansal]

P. C. Sorcar, Jr. (formal name Prodip Chandra Sorcar) (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.His Salary is $15000 per
show .

He holds a Doctorate degree in applied psychology from the University
of Calcutta.He is better known for his magic known as Indrajaal. His
earliest stage experience involved him assisting his father (famed
magician, P.C. Sorcar, Sr.)at Kolkatas New Empire in 1959. His first
solo stage performance was held at Siliguris Railway Institute Hall in
1963.

His troupe Indrajal uses 48 tons of equipment, 75 artists, dozens of
settings, 12 jadoo girls, psychedelic laser lighting system, 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. He is well respected for having "vanished"
among others, the Taj Mahal and the Amritsar Express. He is also known
for debunking the miracles of the Sathya Sai Baba.

His mother Basanti Sorcar died on 26 December 2009 while he was
performing the magic show in Barasat (suburban of Kolkata) Rabindra
Bhaban. Even 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
November 8, 2000, Sorcar "vanished" the Taj Mahal for two minutes in
Kachhpura in Agra.

Beside the Taj, P. C. Sorcar Jr. also made the Victoria Museum
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.