After Aamir Khan's Secret Superstar Success, More Indian Films Should Be Allowed To Screen In China
India’s new envoy to China Gautam Bambawale recently held talks with a top Chinese media regulator to deepen Sino-Indian cooperation in films and media industry after the success of Secret Superstar.
India's
new
envoy
to
China,
Gautam
Bambawale
recently
held
talks
with
a
top
Chinese
media
regulator
to
deepen
Sino-Indian
cooperation
in
films
and
media
industry
after
the
massive
success
of
Aamir
Khan's
Secret
Superstar
and
Dangal
in
this
Communist
nation.
Bambawale
met
Zhang
Hongsen,
Vice
Minister,
State
Administration
of
Press
Publication
Radio
Film
&
TV
(SAPPRFT)
an
organisation
in-charge
of
films
and
discussed
cooperation
on
films
and
media
as
a
means
of
strengthening
people-to-people
contacts,
Indian
Embassy
said.
He
reported
to
have
urged
the
minister
to
allow
more
Indian
films
to
be
screened
in
China
considering
the
massive
success
of
Aamir's
meeting.
In
his
interview
to
state-run
Global
Times,
Bambawale
pointed
to
the
success,
Aamir's
Dangal
and
Secret
Superstar
in
China
to
show
the
goodwill
for
India
and
asked
China
to
allow
screening
of
more
Indian
films
to
enable
Chinese
to
understand
India
better.
Salman
Khan's
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
is
due
to
be
released
next
month.
Since
it's
release
on
January
19,
the
Secret
Superstar
made
Rs
460
crores
(Over
USD
76
million)
till
yesterday,
according
to
the
official
figures
the
film.
"Aamir
Khan's
latest
film
'Secret
Superstar'
has
taken
Chinese
audiences
by
storm
within
four
days
of
its
release,
becoming
a
hot
topic
against
the
relatively
cooler
China-India
relationship," the
commentary
reflecting
positive
sentiments
in
India
China
relations
said.
"Chinese
filmgoers'
appreciation
of
Aamir's
films
reflects
the
common
aesthetic
pursuit
of
the
two
countries,
which
should
be
extended
from
the
cultural
aspect
to
broader
areas,
including
politics
and
the
economy," it
said.
A
recent
report
by
the
Post
said
"while
the
Buddha
has
long
had
a
deep
impact
across
the
Himalayas,
Rabindranath
Tagore's
stories
have
enthralled
Chinese
readers
since
the
early
20th
century,
and
then
Bollywood
stars
Raj
Kapoor
and
Nargis
got
them
humming
Indian
film
songs
in
the
1950s.
Most
recently,
however,
Aamir
has
drawn
a
new
generation
of
Chinese
fans
to
the
power
of
Indian
storytelling."
Aamir
was
in
China
for
the
past
few
days
promoting
the
film.
He
became
a
household
name
in
China
after
the
success
of
'Dangal'
last
year
which
raked
up
over
Rs
1,100
crore
since
it
was
released
in
China.
It
was
only
the
33th
film
in
China's
history
to
cross
RMB
one
billion
and
won
rare
praise
from
Chinese
leaders,
including
President
Xi
Jinping
for
its
theme.
Aamir's
earlier
movie
3
Idiots
was
also
successful,
specially
with
school
and
college
kids
as
it
dwelled
on
the
theme
of
monotonous
approach
towards
education
focussing
just
on
academic
success.
Over
3,300
new
cinemas
opened
across
the
country
over
the
past
five
years,
with
the
number
of
screens
soaring
to
31,000,
Lin
Minjie,
general
manager
of
China
Film
Equipment
Company
had
said.
PTI