People from Jharkhand

Shri Rameshwar Thakur a senior Indian National Congress politician and former union minister of India, is the former Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2011 and a former Governor of Odisha from 2004 to 2006, Andhra Pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and Karnataka from 2007 to 2009. He is a chartered accountant. He was also President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1966 to 1967.

Thakur was sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.

Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao) is an Indian female playback singer in Hindi films.

She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music. For her education, she went to Little Flower School, Jamshedpur where she performed in the school choir.

The playback singer Hariharan arranged for Rao to study under his music teacher, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. After performing with Shankar Mahadevan in concert, she moved to Mumbai on his advice.

Akashaditya lama is an Indian Film Director and scriptwriter based in Bollywood. Born in Ranchi, Jharkhand and brought up in Kolkata (West Bengal) Bhilai (Chattisgarh) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) and Faridkot (Punjab). Lama got his diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1996-97. He got his first break in the business of films and television in 1998 by assisting in Ad films Pillsbury Wheat Flour, Camelin and more.

Shwetha Basu Prasad is an Indian film actress. She started her career as a child actress in Hindi films and television series and went on to play lead roles in Telugu cinema. For her performance in the 2002 film Makdee, she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.

Imtiaz Ali (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film director, actor and writer. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the film Socha Na Tha, however, it was his second film Jab We Met (2007) that brought him success and fame.His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal gained much critical success, and was declared a super hit at the box office.His latest movie Rockstar (2011) was also a commercial success.

R. Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, appearing in films from seven different languages.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.

Imran Zahid is an Indian actor in both theatre and Bollywood. He has acted in Mahesh Bhatt's The Last Salute, based on Muntadhar al-Zaidi's book of the same title.He began acting while at school in Bokaro. He then attended Hindu College, Delhi University, from where he got a BCom degree.

Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.

Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie. His ancestors come from Hubei province in China in the 18th century and ever since, the family has lived in India. His father is a dentist, while his mother a beautician. He is the only child in the family. Chang is fluent in Hindi, English, Kannada and can understand a bit of Gujarati. Chang practices Buddhism.

Amrita Raichand (then Saluja) grew up in the TATA township in Jamshedpur, where her late father worked as the General Manager. As a child, she was free spirited and extrovert and had oodles of fun with outdoor activities. Despite the freedom, she was disciplined and sincere towards her studies. She studied in the Lawrence School, Sanawar and graduated from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai.