WRESTLING COMPETITION 
SECRET SUPERSTAR 
LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA 
Chinese distributor Estars Films has acquired rights to upcoming Indian epic movie “Thugs of Hindostan.” The film is a 18th century-set story of rebellion against British rule of India.The film has an all-star cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Lloyd Owen. Crucially for the Chinese audience, the film also features Aamir Khan, the Indian superstar who has starred in three titles that have broken records in China.The budget has been reported as $42 million, making it one...
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After decades as a hugely popular Bollywood actor-producer-director, the 2018 Khan starrer “Thugs of Hindostan” was a disappointment — but only by his own exalted standards. Budgeted at $32 million, the film grossed $54 million, including $9 million in China. By contrast, his 2016 “Dangal” was India’s all-time highest grosser, earning $310 million, $190 million of it from China. Khan is currently remaking the iconic “Forrest Gump,” titled “Lal Singh Chaddha,” for 2020. The admitted perfectionist burst out in 2001 when his “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” was up for the foreign-language Oscar. Since then, his name has been attached to some of India’s biggest hits, including “PK,” “3 Idiots” and “Dhoom 3.” He was inducted into the Academy in 2017.
