Neel Madhav is an Indian television personality, public speaker, actor, author, mentalist, and illusionist. He is the director of special projects at Fashion TV Paris, where he handles television distribution and programming.[1]
Neel Madhav | |
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| Born | 14 August 1993 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | The Doon School |
| Alma mater | H.R. College of Commerce and Economics |
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| Years active | 2013—present |
| Known for | You Got Magic, Made in Heaven |
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| Awards | Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 (2019) (Sports and Entertainment) |
Madhav hosts the travel and magic television show You Got Magic with Neel Madhav. [2][3] He was included in the 2019 Forbes Asia Sports and Entertainment 30 under 30. [4] His work incorporates mentalism, neuro-linguistic programming, and criminology. Madhav also specializes in nonverbal communication and body language and provides consultation services for companies.[5]
Early life and education
editMadhav was born on 14 August 1993 to Raghvendra Madhav, an investment banker,[6][7] and Vinita Madhav, a scriptwriter and producer.[8][9][10][11] His family lived in various locations, including New York, Mumbai and New Delhi.[12] He currently resides in Mumbai.[13]
Madhav attended The Doon School for his secondary education and received a Bachelor of Commerce from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.[14] He cites magicians James Randi[9] and Jason Randal as inspirations, and David Blaine, Dynamo, and Derren Brown as role models.[15][5]
Career
editMadhav developed You Got Magic with Neel Madhav, which premiered on NDTV Good Times in 2014. The show features a combination of food, travel, adventure, and magic.[12][14][16][17] The show began airing on Sony BBC Earth in March 2020.[3]
His illusions include turning sand into gold, turning leaves into butterflies, making people forget how to read, and predicting newspaper headlines.[16][18]
Madhav has presented at TEDx conferences at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai[19] and Christ University, Bangalore.[20] He teaches criminal psychology and neuro-linguistic programming.[5][16]
In 2016, he co-authored the book You Got Magic with Vinita Madhav, published by Penguin Random House.[21][12]
In 2019, Madhav played a recurring role as Arjun Mehra in the Amazon Original TV series Made in Heaven.[1][22] He was also included in the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 list for Sports and Entertainment.[4]
Filmography
edit| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 2013—present | You Got Magic | Host, Writer, Producer |
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| 2019—present | Made in Heaven | Arjun Mehra[1][22] | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2021—present | Tour D' Royale | Host, Writer, Director, Producer | History TV 18 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Raggett, Matthew. Sampath, Karan (ed.). "The Doon School Informational Review". The Doon School Weekly. No. May 2019. The Doon School. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via issuu.com.
It was good to see two Doscos amongst the cast as they make their way in the world; Aditi Joshi played the bride in the first episode and Neel Madhav played Karan's younger brother in two episodes.
- ^ "These young magicians from India will leave you spellbound". Deccan Chronicle. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b Srinivasa Ramanujam (25 March 2020). "It's an exciting time for magic, says illusionist Neel Madhav on 'You Got Magic'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b Nishikori, Kei; Lee, Dick (2019). "Forbes 30 under 30 (Entertainment)". forbes.com. Forbes Asia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Bhumika K. (3 February 2015). "I want to believe in magic". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Madhav, Neel (14 August 2019). "Boy turns 26". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Madhav, Neel (14 August 2015). "Happy independence day to Pakistan and Happy Birthday to me. Lol". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Neel Madhav (21 August 2017). Neel Madhav at Zee Literature Festival, British Library. London. Event occurs at 8m40s. Retrieved 1 June 2020 – via youtube.com.
- ^ a b Sen, Tanushree (14 December 2016). "In India, magic as a genre needs to be modernised believes mentalist Neel Madhav". justearthnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Admitting how it was not easy to convince his parents, he said, My dad is an investment banker and he is from Harvard Business School. So for someone like him, it was very hard to accept that his younger son wanted to be a magician
- ^ Rajpal, Seema (28 November 2017). "What slick trick is up Neel Madhav's sleeve these days?". newindianexpress.com. Express News Service. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
In 2014, he began hosting a TV series called You Got Magic with Neel Madhav on NDTV, which sees the young magician travelling across India and performing his tricks. When he felt the need to elevate the status of magicians in India, he co-authored his first book You Got Magic, with Vinita Madhav, his mother.
- ^ "Neel Madhav & Vinita Madhav". penguin.co.in. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Vinita Madhav began her career as a freelance presenter with BBC Radio, London, in 1989, after a short stint with All India Radio and Doordarshan. Thereafter she proceeded to work in corporate and film production, specializing in scriptwriting. On returning to India, she launched her own company, Media Network Pvt. Ltd. For the past twenty years, Vinita has produced several shows for a host of Indian and international television networks.
- ^ a b c Madhav, Neel; Madhav, Vinita (2016). You Got Magic. London: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789386057983 – via books.google.com.
- ^ "Neel Madhav Biography". starclinch.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b Divyani Rattanpal (26 September 2014). "Neel Madhav Brings Some Magic In Your Life!". mensxp.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ @NeelMadhav4 (12 January 2016). "Being featured in India's 10 most Dynamic Debuts of 2016 in the Verve magazine. #verve #India #magic" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Mayuri J Ravi (21 September 2015). "The Singular Mind". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Jayashree Narayanan (20 October 2015). "Keeping it simple with magical approach". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ P, Peter (14 October 2016). "Spell Theory". The New Indian Express. Indulge. Vol. 9, no. 51. Chennai: The New Indian Express. p. 22. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
- ^ "TEDx at St Xavier's, Mumbai". ted.com. TEDxStXaviersMumbai. Mumbai. 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Neel Madhav, a young graduate is known to scintillate his audiences with his dabble in magic.
- ^ "Theme: Prism of Possibilities". ted.com. TEDxChristUniversity. Bangalore. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Neel Madhav is not your run-of-the-mill magician. This new-age illusionist combines magic with mentalism, neuro-linguistic programming and criminology, even applying it to corporate strategies. Neel has spoken at other conferences and college events in between shooting new episodes of his show "You Got Magic with Neel Madhav".
- ^ R Hassan, Lamat (26 January 2017). "Neel conquers dyslexia to cast a magical spell on India". catchnews.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "All That Glitters Is Gold". Made in Heaven. Season 1. Episode 1. March 2019. Event occurs at 21m44s. Amazon. Retrieved 30 May 2020.