Huddle – Mind Games: The Mentalist leaves the audience spellbound

The Mentalist Naman Anand brought energy and laughter to the evening with his charismatic show. Guests look forward to the second day of The Hindu’s Huddle. | Photo credit: The Hindu

Hindu Huddle Day 1 was packed with thought-provoking sessions and concluded with a performance by mentalist Naman Anand, whose session titled ‘Mind Games’ took the audience through a mind-blowing experience of illusions and tricks.

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“Do you have any secrets? So keep them.”

Thus Naman Anand was introduced. Known as Bollywood’s favorite mind reader, the mentalist has performed for personalities ranging from Shah Rukh Khan and the Ambani family to IPL cricket teams.

After all the serious and critical dialogues, this playful session came as a welcome change. He began his interactive session by inviting an audience member on stage and asking her to pick a number between 1 and 100. He then pulled up a list of “Top 100 Hollywood Celebrities” on his phone. The woman picked two and the number matched Brad Pitt on the list. Mr. Anand then impressed the audience by pulling out a photograph of the American actor.

The warm-up act set the tone for the rest of the 30-minute performance. Another participant was invited to the stage and put under hypnosis. With his eyes closed, he seemed to sense what other members of the audience were doing and even raised his hand in sync with those seated.

His next trick was even more impressive. He invited another woman from the audience and asked her to come up with the name of someone from her personal life. After asking her a few questions, he correctly identified the person’s first and last name.

For his final act, he invited several audience members on stage and asked them to write a series of numbers. The numbers he guessed correctly spelled the word ‘dialogue’ – a fitting theme for the day’s events.

Mr. Anand brought energy and laughter to the evening with his charismatic show. Guests look forward to the second day of The Hindu’s Huddle.

Hindu Huddle is presented by Sami-Sabinsa Group as a presenting partner. The event is co-sponsored by the Government of Telangana and is being held in association with Khaja Bandanawaz University.

The event is further supported by Bank of Baroda, Larsen & Toubro, Apollo Hospitals, IIM Sirmaur, ICFAI Group, TAFE, Wizzmon, Uttarakhand Government, Associate Partners; Casagrand, real estate partner; Toyota, the luxury car partner; Amity University Bengaluru, Partner University; Harrow International School Bengaluru, Education Partner; Meghalaya Tourism, State Partner; and NDTV 24×7, TV Partner.

Published – 05 Jun 2026 21:55 IST