In China Amir Khan's Film "DANGAL" Relese"
Dangal has struck such a strong chord with people across the border that it even caught the attention of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Astana today, they also had something to discuss on a Hindi film besides a host of bilateral issues which has strained Sino-Indian relations in the last few months.
Jinping told Modi that he watched the Aamir Khan-starrer sports drama Bollywood film Dangal and liked it.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said the Chinese leader told Modi that Dangal is doing well in China and he himself watched it.
Dangal has struck such a strong chord with people across the border that it even caught the attention of the Chinese President. The Hindi film has broken all records in China and is still going strong at the box office in China, a month after its release.
According to last count Dangal has already earned Rs 1,090 crore at the Chinese box office.
Dangal has been named as "Shuaijiao Baba" in China which translates as "Let's Wrestle, Dad!" in English. According to officials, the film has beaten even many Chinese movies.
Continuing its record breaking spree, the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal has kicked out the 2016 Hong Kong-China action film Operation Mekong out of the number 20 spot to become China's top 20 highest-grossing movies in history.
The Chinese audience has been able to connect with Dangal's themes of battling patriarchy, gender bias and excellence in sports. Until recently, the film had a marvellous rating of 9.8 on the biggest online ticket vendor Maoyan.
Aamir Khan's films, in particular, have been very popular in China. 'PK' was also very well received by the Chinese audiences.
"I always believe that language is not a barrier when it comes to creative endeavours and its success in China has proved that," Aamir Khan had said recently.
The film is inspired by the real-life story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, who went against a patriarchal society to train his daughters to become champion wrestlers.
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