Neel Madhav Explained

Neel Madhav
Birth Date:14 August 1993
Education:The Doon School
Alma Mater:H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
Mother:Vinita Madhav
Nationality:Indian
Years Active:2013—present
Awards:Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 (2019)

Neel Madhav is an Indian television personality, public speaker, actor, author, mentalist, TedX Speaker,[1] illusionist. He was born on August 14, 1993 who

currently lives in Mumbai. Neel is also Director of Special Projects at Fashion TV Paris, where he handles television distribution and programming. Neel is the son of mega tycoon businessman Raghvendra Madhav who has invested more than $100 billion of foreign investments in India.

Neel hosts the travel and magic TV show You Got Magic with Neel Madhav.[2] [3] He was included in 2019 Forbes Asia Sports and Entertainment 30 under 30.[4] His work frequently features contemporary magic with mentalism, neuro-linguistic programming, and criminology. Madhav also specializes in the areas of nonverbal communication and body language and consults for major companies.[5]

Early life

Neel was born on 14 August[6] [7] 1993 to Raghvendra Madhav, an Investment banker,[8] [9] and Vinita Madhav, a scriptwriter and a producer.[10] [11] His family shuttled between several locations including New York, Mumbai, and New Delhi over the years, and he now lives in Mumbai.[12]

Neel did his secondary studies at The Doon School and Bachelor of Commerce from H.R. College, Mumbai.[13]

Neel counts magicians James Randi,[14] Jason Randal as his inspirations;[5] and David Blaine, Dynamo, Derren Brown as his role models.[15]

Career

Neel worked for a year towards a show that combined food, travel, and adventure with magic, which in 2014, launched as You Got Magic with Neel Madhav on NDTV Good Times.[16] [17] It is scheduled to air on Sony BBC Earth starting in March 2020.[3]

His popular tricks include turning sand into gold, turning leaves into butterflies, making people forget how to read, and predicting the headlines of newspapers.[18]

Neel has spoken at two TEDx conferences: At St. Xavier's College, Mumbai[19] and at Christ University, Bangalore.[20] He also teaches criminal psychology and neuro-linguistic programming.[5] [16]

In 2016 Neel co-authored a book You Got Magic with Vinita Madhav, published by Penguin Random House.[21] [22]

In 2019 Neel starred in a recurring role as Arjun Mehra, lead character Karan Mehra's brother, in an Amazon Original TV Series, Made in Heaven.[23] [24] Later that year, he was included in the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 for Sports and Entertainment.

TV shows

Television
YearTitleRoleChannel
2013 - presentYou Got MagicHost, Writer, Producer
  • NDTV Good Times (2013 - 2019)
  • BBC Earth (2020 -)
2019 - presentMade in HeavenArjun MehraAmazon Prime Video

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neel Madhav . Forbes . 1 February 2022.
  2. News: These young magicians from India will leave you spellbound. 10 September 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 29 September 2015.
  3. News: . It's an exciting time for magic, says illusionist Neel Madhav on 'You Got Magic' . 2 Jun 2020 . 25 Mar 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602042228/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/illusionist-neel-madhavs-latest-show/article31161559.ece . 2 June 2020 . Srinivasa Ramanujam.
  4. Web site: Forbes 30 under 30 (Entertainment) . 1 Jun 2020 . 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508120943/https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/asia/entertainment-sports/ . 8 May 2020 . Forbes Asia . forbes.com . Nishikori . Kei . Kei Nishikori . Dick . Lee . Dick Lee .
  5. News: Bhumika K.. I want to believe in magic . 10 September 2016 . The Hindu. 3 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Boy turns 26 . Madhav . Neel . 6 Jun 2020. instagram.com . 14 Aug 2019 . 3 July 2020 . https://archive.today/20200703051146/https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ItRf6le5c/.
  7. Web site: Happy independence day to Pakistan and Happy Birthday to me. Lol . Madhav . Neel . 6 Jun 2020. instagram.com . 14 Aug 2015 . 3 July 2020 . https://archive.today/20200703051125/https://www.instagram.com/p/6W8VHHEPLn/.
  8. Neel Madhav . 21 Aug 2017 . Neel Madhav at Zee Literature Festival, British Library . en . 1 Jun 2020 . 8m40s . London . youtube.com .
  9. Web site: Sen . Tanushree . 14 Dec 2016 . In India, magic as a genre needs to be modernised believes mentalist Neel Madhav . 2 Jun 2020 . 2 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602162145/https://www.justearthnews.com/news-details/564/in-india-magic-as-a-genre-needs-to-be-modernised-believes-mentalist-neel-madhav.html . justearthnews.com . 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.
  10. Web site: newindianexpress.com . What slick trick is up Neel Madhav's sleeve these days? . Rajpal . Seema . Express News Service . 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. . 6 Jun 2020 . 28 Nov 2017 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606051722/https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2016/nov/28/what-slick-trick-is-up-neel-madhavs-sleeve-these-days-1542601.html .
  11. Web site: Neel Madhav & Vinita Madhav . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602055014/https://penguin.co.in/author/neel-madhav-vinita-madhav/ . 2 Jun 2020 . 2 June 2020 . penguin.co.in . 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..
  12. Web site: Neel Madhav Biography . 2 Jun 2020 . 2 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602121816/https://starclinch.com/neel-madhav . starclinch.com.
  13. Web site: Divyani Rattanpal . 26 September 2014 . Neel Madhav Brings Some Magic In Your Life! . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003132723/http://www.mensxp.com/work-life/career-growth/23991-neel-madhav-brings-some-magic-in-your-life.html . 3 October 2017 . 10 September 2016 . mensxp.com.
  14. Web site: Sen . Tanushree . 14 Dec 2016 . In India, magic as a genre needs to be modernised believes mentalist Neel Madhav . 2 Jun 2020 . 2 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602162145/https://www.justearthnews.com/news-details/564/in-india-magic-as-a-genre-needs-to-be-modernised-believes-mentalist-neel-madhav.html . justearthnews.com . 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.
  15. 686935227738886144 . NeelMadhav4 . Being featured in India's 10 most Dynamic Debuts of 2016 in the Verve magazine. #verve #India #magic . 12 Jan 2016 . Neel Madhav . no.
  16. News: Mayuri J Ravi . The Singular Mind . 2 Jun 2020 . newindianexpress.com . 2 June 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602040106/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/sep/21/The-Singular-Mind-817804.html . 21 September 2015.
  17. News: Jayashree Narayanan. Keeping it simple with magical approach . 10 September 2016 . 20 October 2015 . deccanherald.com.
  18. Indulge . The New Indian Express . Spell Theory . 22 . 14 Oct 2016 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606165031/https://epaper.newindianexpress.com/m5/966122/Indulge-Chennai/14102016#issue/5/1 . P . Peter . 51 . 9 . Chennai . The New Indian Express.
  19. Web site: . TEDx at St Xavier's, Mumbai . TEDxStXaviersMumbai . 8 Feb 2015 . 1 Jun 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601141155/https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/13799 . 1 June 2020 . ted.com . Neel Madhav, a young graduate is known to scintillate his audiences with his dabble in magic..
  20. Web site: Theme: Prism of Possibilities . 26 Feb 2016 . . 1 Jun 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601141447/https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/16380 . 1 June 2020 . TEDxChristUniversity . ted.com . 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". .
  21. Web site: Neel conquers dyslexia to cast a magical spell on India . 1 Jun 2020 . 26 Jan 2017 . R Hassan . Lamat . catchnews.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215736/http://www.catchnews.com/culture-news/neel-madhav-conquers-dyslexia-to-cast-a-magical-spell-on-india-1485414495.html . 3 April 2019 . dead.
  22. Book: Madhav . Neel . Madhav . Vinita . You Got Magic . 2016 . Penguin Random House . London . 9789386057983 . books.google.com.
  23. The Doon School Informational Review . Sampath . Karan . May 2019 . 30 May 2020 . Raggett . Matthew. Matthew Raggett. "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." . issuu.com . 19 . . The Doon School Weekly.
  24. All That Glitters Is Gold . 30 May 2020 . Made in Heaven . Amazon . 1 . March 2019 . 1 . 21m44s . en.

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