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K Lal

1924 – 2012

Indian magician

Magician Magician (illusion)
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About K Lal

Lived 1924 – 2012 (aged 88). K Lal was an Indian magician and magician (illusion).

Kantilal Girdharilal Vora (10 April 1924 – 23 September 2012), popularly known as K. Lal, was an Indian magician.

Biography K. Lal was born on 10 April 1924 in Bagasara (now in Amreli district, Gujarat, India) in a jain family of Girdharlal Vora and Muliben.

He started his career as a magician in 1950 from Calcutta. His first show was held at Roxy Cinema in Calcutta. He was popular for his innovative tricks. He had evolved his tricks with technology. He used to spread social messages and moral lessons through his tricks. In a career spanning 62 years, he staged over 22,479 shows around the world, performing his last show in July 2012 in H K College Hall in Ahmedabad.

K. Lal married Pushpa Vora and had a son Harshad (also known as K. Lal Junior) and two daughters Priti and Sonal. They were married and settled in Chennai and Kolkata.

Appearances in media K Lal Senior and Junior appear prominently in a book entitled Net of Magic by Lee Siegel, a writer and professor of religion at the University of Hawaii. The work, which combines fiction and nonfiction, contains, among other elements, Siegel's lengthy account of meetings with and descriptions of the two magicians.

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Also known as
Kantilal Vora, Kantilal Girdharilal Vora

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Frequently asked questions

Who was K Lal?

Indian magician

When was K Lal born?

K Lal was born on 10 April 1924 in Bagasara.

When did K Lal die?

K Lal died on 23 September 2012 in Ahmedabad.

What was K Lal's occupation?

K Lal was a magician and magician (illusion).

What nationality was K Lal?

K Lal was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: K Lal

· Wikidata: Q2728685

· DBpedia: K Lal

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