They also run into many barriers and embarrassing situations while choosing schools for their wards.” China’s Global Times newspaper quoted a social media user as saying, “Chinese parents, especially from big cities, go through the same anxiety which is shown in the movie. The story of a young singer from India made money despite its release during the height of Doklam standoff last year.Īnother Bollywood hit in China, Irrfan Khan’s Hindi Medium, also pointed to the similarities that China shares with India, and not with America. Chinese related to Indian stories and their sensibility matches with their southern neighbour. Not to forget solid subtitles and/or dubbing which captures the true emotions of the story in local languages. Humour blended with social message and some garnishing of reality, drama and empathy. They have gone through rapid changes in terms of economic growth, changes in traditions due to the opening of their economies, their similar discomfort to it and economic disparities are same as well.īollywood seems to have cracked the secret recipe for success in China.

Both countries have gone through similar ups and downs, people face similar day-to-day struggles. Both countries are ancient civilisations and have a deep cultural history. There Asian value system places importance on family, education and jobs, etc., is same. What is making Chinese movie-lovers pick a bollywood flick over massive global release like “Star wars”? Bloomberg quoted China’s News Agency Xinhua as saying in its editorial: “Chinese filmgoers’ appreciation of Aamir Khan’s films reflect the common aesthetic pursuit of the two countries, which should be extended from the cultural aspect to broader areas, including politics and the economy.”Ĭhina and India share broad similarities in culture and values. Dangal, though, only harvested years of careful positioning of Indian cinema at Chinese box office.

According to the Bloomberg, Dangal’s march in China also surpassed the numbers achieved by any foreign film in North America.

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