Preveen Pandita

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Preveen Pandita (Born: March 24, 1989) is an Indian Illusionist, mentalist and escape Artist and a renowned speaker known for performing high feats of magic and mentalism across India. He created his first television special, *Mystical Stranger*, in 2012 and it was broadcast across North India, which eventually gave him name and success in magic. He is known for combining close-up magic and clever effects in a mysterious style to create an act of illusion. He combines ancient magic of India with a modern twist for his audience. He has performed across various prestigious institutes of India, including IITs, NPCIL, TEDx India and the Indian Army. He's also a creator of the theatre show *Mind Control: A Night of Illusions*, in which he performs the lead role of an illusionist. He is the only illusionist from India to win Ripley's Believe It or Not talent hunt and represented India internationally in the field of magic and illusion. He has also performed in *India's Got Talent* alongside Akshay Kumar and has helped many movie directors to portray the role of magicians for many renowned actors.

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Early Life Preveen was born in a middle-class family in Kashmir where his father was a government employee and his mother a homemaker. There was a time when Kashmir was fuming with terrorism and violence; during that period, Preveen was motivated to the world of arts and he strongly believed that only the power of pen can overcome the power of terror. He was fascinated by Magic since childhood, and he used to perform small sleight of hand tricks with small objects and food items to impress girls in his school. His main early life influences were David Copperfield and David Blaine. He was fascinated by magic since childhood and wanted to discover all the secrets of magic, which got his intense interest in it. He would practice Magic by closing his eyes and believing he would fly in the air with the power of magic. He has been developing his own brand of magic for people of all types and ages for the past several years and has made many crowd-pulling events and celebrity showcases, and has performed more than 700+ live shows. As an award-winning illusionist, he is able to create maximum impact and value with his original illusions shows and mind reading skills.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION Preveen has won many awards, which include winning a trip to 'Ripley's Believe it or Not', most entertaining illusionist of the year by JK channel, and has received honors from IIT Guwahati and the Indian Army for his contributions in Magic. His upcoming projects include walking on water over the Arabian Sea, changing the colour of the sky and performing live magic for 24 hours non-stop, and entering into the Guinness Book of Records for the longest non-stop performance.

HUMANITARIAN CAUSES Preveen Pandita does philanthropic work and shows across India for disabled people and has invented many tricks for differently abled people and believes that magic in the lives of these people brings happiness.

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