India, May 17 -- 2000's television star Aman Verma's career has taken an unexpected turn. The actor, and once one of the most popular personalities on Indian television, is taking up magician jobs at small events. He says it is for his 'paapi pet'.

Recently, Aman shared a video of himself on stage, performing magic acts. He makes a champagne bottle disappear behind a newspaper as a handful of guests applaud him. He captioned the post, "Well this is where i learnt the tricks of being a magician . Was a little difficult But managed .. Its all in the Sleight of the hands. Ladies and gentlemen Here comes the magician ... called. AMAN YATAN VERMA." The video was posted earlier this week, and has almost half a million views.

A few people on t...