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'', ''

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'' and '' Bharat''. His latest work includes the web series ''Asur,'' '' Undekhi'' and '' Modern Love Mumbai''. In 2024, he had a brief role in the thriller '' Ulajh''.

Early life

Meiyang is an alumnus of the De Nobili School ( Dhanbad), Colonel Brown Cambridge School

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. Chang is a third generation Indian-Chinese, with roots in China's

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province. He is also a qualified dentist with a BDS degree from Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College & Hospital,

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

Filmography

Web series

Movies

Television

Voice acting

Music

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Meiyang 1982 births Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian dentists Indian male film actors Indian Buddhists Indian television presenters Indian people of Chinese descent People from Dhanbad Dancing with the Stars winners Indian Idol participants Male actors of Chinese descent Contestants on Indian game shows