Jadugar Om Prakash Sharma (1942 – 16 October 2022), popularly known as O. P. Sharma, was an Indian

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. Sharma was born and grew up in

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. He began performing magic at seven years old, and later completed a mechanical engineering degree. By 2018 he had performed nearly 39,000 shows, and has been aided in his act by his son.

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1942 births 2022 deaths Indian magicians 20th-century Indian people People from Ballia district {{magic-stub