September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Meiyang Chang is the one who has not left any sphere of his talent unused. The guy who is basically a Dentist by profession, entered into the world of music through Sony TV’s ‘Indian Idol 3’ and was one of the finalists from the show. After season 3, he took up another area of his talent to explore and came as a host for ‘Indian Idol 4’, which was also liked by the audience, followed by the hosting of ‘IPL 2’ with Mandira Bedi.
But Chang did not just stop there as he had something more to give to the audience as along with singing and hosting, his acting talent was out after Yash Raj Films’ ”Badmaash Company’ with Shahid Kapoor. And now after exploring the live world, Chang has taken a step ahead to enter the paranormal world with UTV Bindass’ ‘The chair’. The multitalented & multifaceted Chang will be the host of India’s first ever horror reality show.
When contacted Chang to know more about the show, he replied very excitedly, “It’s very thrilling to be a part of such a show which has a different concept of life after death which is talked about so much, but is never shown on national television.{pullquote}Such topics of ghosts and spirits are like those stories which are believed by those who have experienced it and those who have never seen.”
So Chang do you believe in Ghosts? “No personally I don’t believe in spirits and ghosts, but I have experienced some supernatural incidence that had made me to think about it. I can’t tell you the stories as they are very long which cannot be explained. But the fact is that I had some incidents previously in my life that had left some questions in my mind about ghosts,” says Chang
As you say that you don’t believe in ghosts then why did you accept this show to host? “Even though I don’t believe in ghosts, as I said the unusual incidents with which I had met before had left some queries in me and I think with this show, I could resolve some of my questions and not only of mine but also of my friends and all those who had asked me to sort out some of the issues. Apart from this reason, the show has a new concept and I like to do something new rather than becoming monotonous,” clears Chang.
Have you started the shoot for the show and if yes than how was the experience? “It was great and thrilling. It so happens that even if you don’t believe in all such things you get scared when you are all alone. Once we all were shooting on the outskirts of a village and there was no one but only the darkness. But the experience was so terrifying that you start making stories in your mind and you even imagine some one coming and sitting right beside you. The silence and the darkness play a major part in such cases. And even if you don’t trust in all those ghosts stories the incidents make you, at least, think about it,” explains Chang.
Chang further says, “Even after coming here in Mumbai we were surrounded by something unusual that is coming our way like while traveling here in Mumbai, the road which was never filled with traffic was now surrounded by loads of cars. Our car also got punctured and we were facing many such problems after shooting for some episodes. So you see even if I don’t believe in ghosts and spirits, I am experiencing it. Hope through this show I could find answers and reasons for such supernatural incidents.”
Well! That’s interesting. Hope along with you, the audience too can solve their issues!
— Tejashree Bhopatkar / Sampurn Wire
