Meiyang Chang

Meiyang Chang
Meiyang Chang
	Meiyang Chаng
Born	6 October 1982 (age 42); Dhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand, India
Occupations	Actor; television presenter; singer;
Years active	2007–present
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张眉阳
Traditional Chinese	張眉陽
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Méiyáng

Meiyang Chang (born 6 October 1982) is an Indian actor, television host, singer and a dentist. He came to prominence as a contestant on the third season of the singing reality show Indian Idol in which he was among the five finalists. He began his acting career with the YRF film Badmaash Company. He is known for his participation in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 in which he was the winner. He also participated in stunt based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 in which he became 1st runner-up.

He starred in the films, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, Sultan and Bharat. His latest work includes the web series Asur, Undekhi and Modern Love Mumbai.

Early life

Meiyang is an alumnus of the De Nobili School (Dhanbad), Colonel Brown Cambridge School Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School Mussoorie.^[1]^[2] Chang is a third generation Indian-Chinese, with roots in China's Hubei province. He is also a qualified dentist with a BDS degree from Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore.^[3]

Filmography

Web series

Year	Project	Role
2015	Man's World	Sohail
2017	Untag	Nischay Baruah
2018-19	Love, Lust & Confusion	Yudi Liu
2019	Bombers	Tokai
2021	1962 - The War in the Hills	Major Lin
2021	Hiccups & Hookups	Rinzing
2022	Undekhi	Abhay
2022	Modern Love: Mumbai	Ming
2023	Asur	Paul
2023	Maya Bazaar For Sale	Sudeem Gogoi

Film

Year	Project	Role	Notes
2010	Badmaash Company	Zing
2015	Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!	Kanai Dao
2016	Sultan	Commentator
2019	Bharat	Jimmy Shergill
2024	Ulajh	Jacob Tamang	^[4]^[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Indian Idol 3	Contestant	5th place
2008	Indian Idol 4	Host
2009	IPL 2	Host
2010-11	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4	Contestant	Winner
2011	India's Got Talent 3	Host
2014	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Jigme	Episode 32
2015	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6	Contestant	Runner-up
2015	I Can Do That	Contestant
2016	Swiss Made Adventure	Host
2017	Rising Star
2017	India's Best Jobs
2018	Love Me India
2019	Epic IQ Challenge
2020	Lost Essence of India

Dubbing

Original Year Release	Title	Actor(s)	Character(s)	Dubbed Language	Original Language
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Randall Park	Jimmy Woo	Hindi	English

Music

Year	Title	Co-singer	Composer	Lyricist	Label
2008	"Tu To Na Ayi" Album	F4	Lesle Lewis, Amit Trivedi, Ajay Singha	Uncredited	Sony Music India
2013	"Kuch Dino Se"	-	Ajay Singha	Pinky Poonawala	Sony Music India
2013	"Hanju"	Neha Kakkar	Tony Kakkar	Tony Kakkar	Times Music
2015	"Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai"	Shashaa Tirupati	Cover	-	Strumm Sound
2016	"Saara Zamana"	-	Cover	-	Strumm Sound
2016	"Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si"	DJ Aqeel	Cover	-	Saregama
2017	"Tukka Laga" “Jagga Jasoos”	-	Pritam	Samrat	T series
2017	"Hum Tumhe Chahtey Hain"	-	Cover	-	Times Music
2018	"Ye Haseen Wadiyan"	Himani Kapoor	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
	"Rafta Rafta"	Himani Kapoor	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
	"Khamosh Raat"	-	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
	"Maula"	-	Bawa Sahni	Haider Zulqarnain	Drishyam Play
	"Pehli Baar Mohabbat"	-	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
	"Aektaa Story"	-	Victor Mukherjee	Victor Mukherjee	Love Lust & Confusion S1: Viu
2019	"Dil Ko Sambhalo"	-	Lesle Lewis	Uncredited	Love Lust & Confusion S2: Viu
	"Bol Na Halke Halke"	Himani Kapoor	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
	"Sunta Hai Mera Khuda"	Himani Kapoor	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang
2021	"Safarnama"	-	Rimi Dhar	Saaveri Verma	Merchant Records
2022	"Raat Bhar" “Modern Love Mumbai”	-	Vishal Bhardwaj	Vishal Bhardwaj	Amazon Prime Music
2022	"Jaayaz Hai”	Amrita Saluja (poetry)	Cover	-	Meiyang Chang

References

^ "ABP Live - English News, Today's Latest Breaking News in English, Online English News". Abplive.in. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Meiyang Chаng- The Chinese Indian Dentist Who Can Act, Sing & Dance | He also appeared on Indian idol as a contestant. Indian Entertainment Online". Indianentertainment.info. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Meiyang Chang faces racial discrimination; reveals he was called 'çorona' by passerby - website of the newspaper Mumbai Mirror
^ "Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller 'Ulajh'". The Hindu. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh'". The Economic Times. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

Facebook link
Meiyang Chang at IMDb

[1] "ABP Live - English News, Today's Latest Breaking News in English, Online English News". Abplive.in. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[2] "Meiyang Chаng- The Chinese Indian Dentist Who Can Act, Sing & Dance | He also appeared on Indian idol as a contestant. Indian Entertainment Online". Indianentertainment.info. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[3] Meiyang Chang faces racial discrimination; reveals he was called 'çorona' by passerby - website of the newspaper Mumbai Mirror

[4] "Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller 'Ulajh'". The Hindu. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[5] "Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh'". The Economic Times. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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