Pakistani Actress Saba Qamar's film breaks all records at China's Box Office
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BEIJING - Pakistani actress Saba Qamar's Hindi Medium has edged out big Bollywood releases such as Aamir Khan’s Dangal and Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan to mark a bigger opening at the China box office. The film has made $3.68 million (Rs 3.6 crore). according to cinema ticket sales website Maoyan.com.
Hindi Medium has earned about $22 million till date.
Starring Pakistani actor Saba Qamar, the film depicts a couple trying hard to admit their child into an English-medium school.
Hindi Medium has become yet another 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.
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.
