China box office fires ‘Dangal’ to new highs
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BOLLYWOOD star Aamir Khan’s hit wrestling movie “Dangal” has become the first Indian film to make 20 billion rupees, analysts said yesterday, as it takes China’s cinemas by storm.
The Hindi movie’s record-breaking run has set a new and previously unthought of box office benchmark for Bollywood films abroad while also highlighting the value of the Chinese audience to Indian filmmakers.
“‘Dangal’ has crossed the 2,000-crore mark (20 billion rupees or US$310 million) which has never been done before,” Indian film trade analyst Ramesh Bala said, pointing out that previous top Bollywood grosser “PK” made just US$120 million.
“Dangal,” directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is based on the true story of wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat, who defies the odds by raising his daughters Geeta and Babita Phogat to become champion wrestlers. Geeta won a gold medal for India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games while her sister topped the podium at the same event in 2014.
The movie was released in India on December 23 last year and quickly became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, beating the 2014 science fiction film “PK,” which also stars Khan.
Gender discrimination and strict parenting are among its themes. The issues appear to have struck an emotional response with Chinese viewers, who have alone contributed around US$190 million to the film’s takings, said Bala, adding that “Dangal” has become the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film released in China.
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