【English xxx movie】

Bollywood star Aamir Khan is English xxx moviecertainly making waves in China.

Khan has overtaken Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become the most followed Indian national on Chinese social media.

SEE ALSO: Bill Gates blogs about why he is 'impressed' with the Indian PM

The 51-year-old actor and director now has almost 650,000 fans, up against Modi's 160,000 -- previously the highest amount of fans for any Indian national on Weibo.

The reason for his success? His new movie, Dangal.

Smashing box office records

The movie, which is known as "Let's wrestle, Dad" in Mandarin, is based on a true story of two female wrestlers -- and has gone on to become the highest-grossing Indian film ever in China.

The promotional image for "Dangal" Credit: Topgyal/AP/REX/Shutterstock

It tells the story of Indian wrestler and coach Mahavir Phogat -- played by Khan -- who defied social norms and trained his daughters to become wrestlers.

One of his daughters, Geeta Phogat, became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, and went on to win the country's first ever gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

Mashable Trend Report Decode what’s viral, what’s next, and what it all means. Sign up for Mashable’s weekly Trend Report newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Geeta Phogat (bottom) up against Sakshi Malik (top) in 2015 Credit: Hindustan Times via Getty Images

The film has already made $100 million at the Chinese box office -- and Chinese internet users have nothing but praise for the film -- and for Khan.

The hashtag #LetsWrestleDad started trending on Weibo, and was mentioned 25.8 million times on the site.

"I cried when I watched this film. Amir Khan is such a good actor, I'm a new fan," said one user on Weibo.

"In order to play the character at age 19, 29 and 55 years old, Amir Khan had to go from 140 pounds to 194 pounds and back to 144. He is so dedicated. A true actor uses his life to show his art," another user added.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

"I really look forward to the day when China will have such a feminist movie," one commented.

"The whole theatre applauded when this film ended," said another.

Why the film has struck such a huge chord in China?

Many of the movie's main themes -- such as bias towards women, and the importance of filial piety -- are important themes in Indian and Chinese culture.

China has typically not been part of the "traditional" foreign market for Indian films, which usually target regions with large Indian populations such as the US, UK and UAE.

Perhaps Khan's success marks the beginning of more Bollywood hits in China.

---

Featured Video For You

---

The most inspiring (or terrifying) monologues in film history

---

• Games
• Tech
• Entertainment
• Digital Culture
• Social Good
• Science
• Deals
• Life

• Reality Distortion Field: 10 Things Apple Won't Directly Say But We'll Infer About the iPhone X
• What not to share with ChatGPT if you use it for work
• Trump refused to condemn white supremacists. The debate didn't get any better from there.
• Paranoid Mazurka in C
• Productivity Boost: Enable 'Night Mode' on All Your Devices
• 'Succession' finale: Kendall and Roman's weird hug, explained
• Handsome Crooks, Crooked Reviewers by Sadie Stein
• 'Cops' films new episodes, but they won't air in the U.S.
• Best portable power station deal: Save 44% on the Jackery Explorer 100 v2
• 'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for May 30

• 'Love on the Spectrum U.S.' creative team talk matchmaking, show criticism
• Apple WWDC 2022: Apple will let you unsend and edit messages in iMessage
• How 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is a love letter to moms...and the internet
• Disney+'s "Ms. Marvel" adds an imaginative flourish to the MCU
• Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for June 11
• Twitter user named Brett Kavanagh kicks off an impromptu support group
• The Clintons are hitting the road for a new speaking tour
• Twitter launches new Product Drops shopping feature on iOS devices
• The decline and fall of Lindsey Graham, as told by his tweets
• TikTok introduces Avatars, its answer to Memoji

• Sony launches new flagship XM6 headphones: Order them now
• Kids Are All Right, Like E
• Paranoid Mazurka in C
• Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for May 30
• SpaceX lands its first rocket on West Coast ground: Watch
• But What Is He Reading? by Sadie Stein
• Poetic Prescriptions, Banished Words by Sadie Stein
• Tonight: “Get in the back of the van!” by Sadie Stein
• Today's Hurdle hints and answers for April 7, 2025
• Crumb on Bukowski, Rushdie on James by Sadie Stein

• Weather app glitch makes it look like hell is basically freezing over
• Apple's Reality Pro headset: What we know as WWDC nears
• How to Live with an Idiot by Sadie Stein
• Austen Takes Brooklyn by Sadie Stein
• Amazon Big Spring Sale 2025: Save $20 on Amazon Echo Show 5
• Poetic Prescriptions, Banished Words by Sadie Stein
• The Jewish Vicar by Jon Canter
• Press Pass: Dorothy by Nicole Rudick
• Shop the Google Pixel Pro 9 for $200 off at Amazon
• Pornhub just dropped a newly redesigned line of sex toys