Top 10 mentalists in India
1 November 2026
Ten names worth knowing. This is not a ladder, and it is not a vote. Each one is built for a different room.
Suhani Shah
The famous one. Millions of followers, and the first Indian to win Best Magic Creator at FISM, the award magicians treat as their Oscar. If the brief is a celebrity name, this is the booking, and it is priced like one.
Tejas Malode
Winner of India’s Magic Star. The stage now is Cordelia Cruises. A land date waits on a gap in the sailing calendar.
Magic Mangesh
The corporate room. Comedy mentalism, with the guests in the show, and nothing a board has to apologise for on Monday. Member of The Magic Circle, London. Based in Mumbai, and free to travel for the date.
He has taught Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and his son, Hrithik Roshan and his kids, Bharat Dabholkar, Shreyas Talpade, Ninad Kamat and others. If the brief is a show on land, and it has to stay funny and boardroom-safe, this is the practical name.
Karan Singh
A theatre personality who has performed for celebrities. The audience is the prop, and the show is built for a stage.
Akshay Laxman
The seance. Talking to the dead, played as theatre, and he is a master of that sitting.
Deepak Rao
A veteran. He was already working mind-reading rooms when most of the people on this list had not been born.
Ugesh Sarcar
Television. His own show, 3rd Degree, on Bindass: street mentalism, unscripted, in front of strangers.
Naman Anand
Close-up. The piece happens in the hands, at the table, not only under a spotlight.
Tushar Raj Kumar
Second generation. His father is illusionist Raj Kumar, founder of the Delhi School of Magic.
Nakul Shenoy
The writer. Mentalism for companies, and books on the craft.
Fame is one booking. A ship is another. A corporate date on land, with comedy that stays in the room, is the third.