Story should be organic and connect with India, China viewers: Aamir Khan

He was joined by producer Prasad Shetty, Hong Kong director-producer Stanley Tong and Hong Kong-born filmmaker Peter Ho-sun Chan.

Sharing his observations, Khan said Indian films were lapped up by the Chinese audience because viewers of both the countries share similar ethos and emotions. His movies, 3 Idiots and Dangal (2016), are hugely popular in China.

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Shetty agreed with Khan and said, “There is not much difference between Indian and Chinese audiences. It works as long as it is authentic.”

Tong toured India extensively in 1993 and, in later years, he directed and wrote a few movies around India, including Jackie Chan’s ‘Kung Fu Yoga’.

“Indian films about family values and social issues resonate with Chinese audiences,” said Tong adding that for co-productions, India and China should share their actors, directors and make better films for the global market.

According to Peter Chan, the language barrier was broken during the pandemic as viewers watched movies and shows from across the world. “Between China and India, we have half the population of the world. We should make the movies that we believe in and make them for the global audience. Since post-pandemic, Hollywood and big studios are still trying to figure out what’s the next big thing, we can tell our local stories,” said the director of internationally-acclaimed ‘Comrades, Almost a Love Story’ (1997)