Irrfan Khan\u2019s Hindi Medium has edged out big Bollywood releases such as Aamir Khan\u2019s Dangal and Salman Khan\u2019s Bajrangi Bhaijaan to mark a bigger opening at the China box office. The film has made $3.68 million (Rs 3.6 crore).<\/p>\n
The film, that released in China on April 4, is only behind Aamir Khan\u2019s Secret Superstar which grossed $6.4 million (Rs 41.5 crore) on the opening day, according to cinema ticket sales website Maoyan.com.<\/p>\n
Hindi Medium has earned about $22 million till date.<\/p>\n
Also starring Pakistani actor Saba Qamar, the film depicts a couple trying hard to admit their child into an English-medium school.<\/p>\n
Hindi Medium has become yet another Bollywood movie to have a successful run in China as the soul-stirring social themes of Indian films become increasingly popular with the Chinese audience who see a striking similarity of societal issues between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Dangal impressed the Chinese, including President Xi Jinping, with the perseverance of the father to make his daughters wrestlers. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed film minted $2.3 million (Rs 14.6 crore) on its opening day.<\/p>\n
Secret Superstar with the mother\u2019s determination to fulfil her daughter\u2019s dream to become an acclaimed singer also moved the audiences.<\/p>\n
Salman Khan\u2019s Bajrangi Bhaijaan, with its India-Pakistan theme, was a big hit in China as well, making $2.25 (Rs 14 crore) million on the day one.<\/p>\n
Hindi Medium also strikes a chord because many parents strive hard to give quality education to their children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe film has given us a lot of inspiration. We feel that there are too few films on this subject,\u201d Luo, who said he was self-employed, told an Internet portal after watching the film. He added, \u201cEvery parent should watch it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another blogger Xio li ya wrote on popular platform Weibo, \u201cThis kind of a problem is very common in China, but I haven\u2019t seen such movies come out in my country. Is it because the audit will not pass (it)?\u201d<\/p>\n
The reference to \u201caudit\u201d could be to Chinese censor board.<\/p>\n
Another blogger by the name Tu tu jiang he tu mei jiang said, \u201cI was very fond of Indian movies a long time ago. In the past two years, there have been many excellent films released in China!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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