{"id":395852,"date":"2022-10-16T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T06:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=395852"},"modified":"2022-10-16T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T06:17:38","slug":"magician-op-sharma-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/top-news\/magician-op-sharma-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Magician O P Sharma dies: From living in Bhoot Bangla to performing around 39k shows, watch his best magic tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Magician O P Sharma passed away on Saturday in Fortune Hospital in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was undergoing treatment at Fortune Hospital in Kanpur for kidney-related ailments where he breathed his last. He was 76. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed grief on his demise and tweeted, Received sad news about the demise of decades&#8217; one-man show of magic, world-famous magician, Kanpur resident OP Sharma Ji. May God rest the departed soul at his feet and give strength to the bereaved family and fans to bear the immense loss, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/kpmaurya1\/status\/1581466969412620289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1581466969412620289%7Ctwgr%5E6f6ce318eab6f5ac24bf8052817bc91afceff04a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnaindia.com%2Findia%2Freport-op-sharma-popular-magician-passes-away-in-kanpur-2993130\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, he had come to work in the Small Arms Factory in Kanpur and from there again he became a magician. He did more than 39 thousand magic shows in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name of the house in which O P Sharma lives is Bhoot Bungalow, which has become the identity of the city. Whenever magician O P Sharma used to go to a show in a city, he was accompanied by a convoy of more than 100 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kamaal ka Jaadu  | Jaadugar OP Sharma Magic Tricks | Famous Magician #Shorts\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CKPnZrp85UA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His team consisted of many associates &#8212; artists, musicians, singers, make-up men, lighting controllers, painters, tailors, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O P Sharma also contested the assembly elections from Govind Nagar in Kanpur on behalf of the Samajwadi Party. But in 2019, he joined the BJP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JAADU OP SHARMA KA\/MAGIC SHOW\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Ogjo0Che-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He began performing magic at seven years old and later completed a mechanical engineering degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When O P Sharma used to leave from one place to another, all his goods used to fit in more than 16 trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O P Sharma&#8217;s younger son Sat Prakash Sharma is also called Junior O P Sharma. 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