P. C. Sorcar
Protul Chandra Sorcar | |
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P. C. Sorcar | |
| Born | 23 February 1913 |
| Died | 6 January 1971 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Spouse | Basanti Devi |
| Children | 3 sons, Manick Sorcar, P. C. Sorcar Jr., P. C. Sorcar, Young |
| Relatives | Piya Sorcar, Maneka Sorcar, Moubani Sorcar, Mumtaz Sorcar (grandchildren) |
Protul Chandra Sorcar (23 February 1913 – 6 January 1971) was an Indian magician. He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his Indrajal show before live audiences and on television. Sorcar died of a heart attack at the age of 57 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, on 6 January 1971, as he left the stage at the end of a performance. P.C. Sorcar is known also as P.C. Sorcar Senior (as his son P.C. Sorcar Jr. also performs under the same name), is renowned as "Father of Modern Indian Magic".