Kiran Rao on 'Secret Superstar': I saw the Chinese audience emotionally connecting with the film
| Feb 22, 2018, 16:30 IST
Kiran Rao's film 'Secret Superstar' which starred Zaira Wasim in the lead with Aamir Khan playing a prominent role, is doing exceptionally well in China. Talking about the film Kiran said that she never expected such an amazing response from the audience. The film has earned a whopping amount of Rs 759 crore in the country. Talking about the success, she said, "We are so thrilled and happy."
She continued, "We made this film with a lot of love and effort and it connected with the audience, that was a big thing for us. But the kind of amazing love and support the film is receiving especially in China, I don't think any of us expected that. I saw Chinese audience emotionally connecting with the film when I saw their pictures sent by Aamir and Advait. That is something we are really touched by. We loved our film and we are so happy that the audience has loved it as well."
Talking about the film's success in China, Aamir said, "I have said this earlier as well that the Chinese audience has emotional connect with Indian stories. They relate to culture and family values shown in Indian films, so there is lot of similarity between our counties in that spectrum. I feel whenever we will watch Chinese films, we will also appreciate their movies." Stay tuned for more updates.
She continued, "We made this film with a lot of love and effort and it connected with the audience, that was a big thing for us. But the kind of amazing love and support the film is receiving especially in China, I don't think any of us expected that. I saw Chinese audience emotionally connecting with the film when I saw their pictures sent by Aamir and Advait. That is something we are really touched by. We loved our film and we are so happy that the audience has loved it as well."
Talking about the film's success in China, Aamir said, "I have said this earlier as well that the Chinese audience has emotional connect with Indian stories. They relate to culture and family values shown in Indian films, so there is lot of similarity between our counties in that spectrum. I feel whenever we will watch Chinese films, we will also appreciate their movies." Stay tuned for more updates.