This story is from October 17, 2017

Award-winning magician P.C. Sorcar Jr. to cast his spell on Bollywood now

In the age of increasing accessible magic world overexposed by street magicians and artists, the mystique of P.C. Sorcar Jr. stands tall.
Award-winning magician P.C. Sorcar Jr. to cast his spell on Bollywood now
In the age of increasing accessible magic world overexposed by street magicians and artists, the mystique of P.C. Sorcar Jr. stands tall. The man who "vanished" the Taj Mahal for two minutes in the year 2000, is still going strong at mesmerizing the audiences with his mastery. Sorcar's skills have been internationally appreciated as he was awarded the prestigious Merlin Award in Magic; the award has been bestowed upon stalwarts like David Copperfield and Criss Angel as well.

Sitting in his costume, complete with a turban and beaming smile, Prodip Chandra Sorcar Jr. was brimming with joy in all his glory before going on an all India tour after completing his select few shows at a popular theme park near Mumbai.
TimesofIndia.com interacted with the Indian magician during one of his shows at the Diwali fest of the same park. The conversation that started from his love for magic quickly transcended to the commercial angle of it. However, Sorcar believes that his family never paid heed to the lucrative viability of the business. "We are born into magic. In my case I am magic. We have been doing this for ages. Unfortunately for us Indians, anything foreign is excellent. Show me a better magician than me, right now, name it. I take this as a challenge. In my show when children come in, they get inspired and they all want to be magicians. I do not believe in the market or commercial viability of this. When my father passed away, did I think of market when my father passed away in Japan, I was preparing for my exams in Kolkata then. My father was dead in Japan in the middle of the show. The first thing I did was I told my daddy to sleep well and then I wore his outfit and the show started on the very same evening. Did I think of the market then? They booked me for seven days and it continued for three years. That's a world record and it's still on. The show has not stopped and it will not stop," he quipped.
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While the 71-year-old is still actively performing tricks in front of masses across the globe, it is his daughter Maneka Sorcar, who has taken the legacy forward. Speaking about lady magicians and the audience's lookout for the same, the self-claimed 9th generation magician from the Sorcar family shared her piece of mind.
"When they see a lady magician, the initial resistance, I can feel that but it is my responsibility to win their trust," she said when her father cuts her in saying, "Women are magic themselves." Talking about the huge influence the West has on our culture, she shed light on how it was only in 2017 that 'Wonder Woman' came into existence and is talked about. She said, "We talk about the western culture so much. Look at them right now. Right now we talk about 'Wonder Woman', how long did it take? There was 'Superman', 'Spiderman', 'Batman' all men. It took them these many years to come up with a female character without any negative connotations because women wielding that kind of power and taking the centre stage is unheard of even in western culture."

Not just this, the Sorcars now plan on casting a spell on the film industry as well. Although there have been films where there were passing references or incidents and anecdotes from P.C. Sorcar Jr's life, Maneka now reveals that they plan on weaving their magic on celluloid now. "I have made a film called 'Magic' where cinema and magic have intertwined together. Things like that are already there and I have shown it to people but commercially our industry is not well equipped for the same. We are compromising but we will soon be venturing into a bit of both Indian cinema and international. Touchwood," he shares.
Fans of the magicians can finally look forward to the Sorcars appearing on the big screen with a film in the near future.
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