KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCOHR: A 9-year-old girl in the northern Indian city of Lucknow is finding fame on the stage. She doesn't sing or dance, or play an instrument. As Karen Isenberg explains, Suhani Shah's talent takes a more unusual form.</s>KAREN ISENBERG, CNN CORRESPONDEN T (voice-over): Don't look now, David Copperfield, hold on Houdini, the newest act of magic is taking the public by storm, at the ripe old age of 9. Suhani Shah performs magic feats that even old pros might envy, from levitating people to making herself disappear in thin air. She's been giving public performances for the past two years, more than 500 so far, both at home, in India, and abroad.</s>SUHANI SHAH, MAGICIAN: Actually, at the age of 4 or 5, I saw the magic on the television, so I thought I can do that, and then I went to meet a few magicians. I looked how they do, how they work, and I would observe all of the day see how they work, and then when I thought I'm ready, I get my stuff, and practice in the hall, and then at the age of 7, I did my first magic show in Tantibad (ph).</s>ISENBERG: Her amazing illusions, combined with complete stage make-up and glitzy costumes, captures the imagination of young and old alike. The proud parent of this child prodigy say, they knew from the beginning their daughter had special talents.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We don't know anybody who could give magic shows at such a young age. She is perhaps the first. She had been different in her childhood. She acquired a interest in magic from watching television, and would say that she would do the same. She has been performing since then.</s>ISENBERG: With her early and growing success, it looks as if Suhani will be dazzling audiences for years to come. Karen Isenberg, for INSIDE ASIA.
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