Description
Can someone really read your mind? Can a mentalist guess your deepest thoughts, identify when you're lying, or reveal something you've never said out loud?
On this episode of The Masoom Minawala Show, Masoom sits down with Chirag Jaithwaney, mentalist, for a fascinating conversation about mind reading, mentalism, human psychology and the science of reading people.
Through some surprising live experiments, Chirag demonstrates just how much our expressions, behaviour and subconscious thoughts can reveal.
In this conversation, we explore:
- How mind reading and mentalism actually work.
- How to recognise when someone might be lying through their body language and facial expressions.
- What incongruence between words and expressions can reveal.
- Whether a mentalist can guess your private thoughts and affirmations.
- How Chirag approaches seemingly impossible mind-reading experiments.
- Why people ask mentalists to connect them with loved ones who have passed away, and the ethical boundaries around such requests.
- And we experienced some crazy tricks
From guessing Masoom's childhood friend's name to uncovering her private affirmation and even identifying her daughter Noor's exact birth time, this conversation has some truly unbelievable moments.
Watch till the end and discover how much the human mind can reveal without us saying a word!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Precap
0:54 - Introducing the guest
1:06 - Chirag reading Masoom's mind
4:13 - Is there an explaination to this?
5:00 - Chirag guessing what Masoom is feeling
5:54 - Something about Masoom that people don't know
7:54 - How did mind reading journey start?
9:50 - Magic v/s mentalism
12:25 - Mentalism being fulfilling
13:00 - Is this a skill one is born with or acquired?
13:55 - Chirag guesses the card Masoom didn't name
16:33 - How did he get his initial gigs?
19:32 - What are people giving away that you catch?
21:02 - One physical tell that someone is lying?
23:04 - Dice trick by Chirag
26:53 - Is he constantly reading people?
28:19 - Who is the hardest to read?
30:57 - How do you deal with the sense of awe?
33:36 - Chirag guessed the impossible
36:31 - Craziest thing people have asked him
38:14 - People have asked him to guess their partner's passwords
39:52 - Chirag guessing a birthdate he wouldn't have known
44:44 - A crazy trick that blew Masoom's mind
48:11 - Chirag guesses the affirmation that Masoom deleted
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Masoom Minawala is the Founder and Creative Director of MSF Media, a women-focused media company built around one conviction: India's women are the largest underserved media audience in the world. She hosts The Masoom Minawala Show, a long-form podcast for ambitious women, and is an angel investor backing women founders across lifestyle, fashion, and digital media. A Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 honouree and pioneer of the #SupportIndianDesigners movement, Masoom has spent over a decade bringing Indian fashion, craft, and culture to global audiences.
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