Aamir Khan opened up recently about how his films have been received in China and hinted at a possible creative collaboration with the country. The actor said that he has had discussions with some of his friends in China and finds a similarity in the audiences of the two countries.
Aamir was speaking at the WAVES 2025 Summit in Mumbai. He said, “I feel that the audience in China, their cultural flavours, and the emotions of people there are very similar to the emotions of Indians. So, the Chinese audience reacts in a very similar way to content like people do here. That’s what my experience was when I was watching a couple of my films on the big screen in China. The way the audience was reacting to Dangal. There was absolutely no difference between an Indian audience and the Chinese audience reacting to the film. It was almost identical.”
He added, “I think collaboration with China is a win-win—creatively, from a business perspective, and on an emotional level. In fact, over the years, I have been in discussions with my friends in China and we have often explored the possibility. Now, with WAVES coming in, it will give a further drive towards there. If you look at an Indo-Chinese film – a star from China and a star from India, that’s roughly half of the population of earth. So, you have a huge audience already for it. And, both India and China are very ancient civilizations with a lot of history.”
On the work front, Aamir will be seen next in Sitaare Zameen Par. The film is a spiritual successor to his 2007 film, Taare Zameen Par.