The Chinese opportunity for Indian cinema

Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India

Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal crossed $113 million (Rs 723 crore) in box office collections in China last week. Shuai Jiao Baba or Let’s Wrestle, Dad is one of the biggest foreign language hits in China. The story of a father’s struggle to help his daughters win a medal in international wrestling has sold 11.7 million tickets. That is over four times more than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, according to EntGroup, a Chinese media research firm. Both these Disney films released in China on May 5.

As Bahubali 2: The Conclusion readies for its China release in July, the question