Six years ago, actor Sharman Joshi watched an act on mentalism by Bhupesh Dave. Intrigued, he decided to start learning it and now, he is coming up with his own show with Dave, titled Braintertainers.

“I was just zapped and amazed by Bhupesh’s show. After that, we met often. I asked him how he does it, but he said that the tricks of the trade can’t be shared. So, I started training under him. During the pandemic, we started jamming. That’s when we came up with our show, which is happening on June 2,” says Joshi.

However, taking up this new art form had the 45-year-old’s family members doubt the decision initially. “Like me, they, too, were surprised and skeptical. This was a completely new arena that I had no idea about. But then, I convinced myself because I really wanted to do it, and eventually they got convinced too,” he says, adding that he has already done a mock show in front of some college students and got a great response. “I feel a new mentalist is born,” he smiles.

Joshi adds that his show is meant for teenagers and young adults. But he has already planned to expand his audience. “I am planning to do a magic show for kids in the future. We would depict the whole journey of how magic first appeared in the world, to how it came to India,” shares Joshi, adding that he would love to get back to acting with a return to the Golmaal franchise. “It is really special to me. I would be really happy to be a part of it,” he says.