As Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Bollywood stars and other members of the film and entertainment industry on Saturday evening, the popularity of Indian movies and the impact of a Chinese movie 'Dying to Survive' became a major talking point.

PM's event was attended by Bollywood bigwigs like Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Kangana Ranaut, Anand L Rai, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Sonam Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Nigam, Ekta Kapoor, among others.

PM Modi, while interacting with film stars, recalled his interaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram and their talk about the impact of Chinese movie 'Dying to Survive' which shows how a Chinese man is able to smuggle low-cost affordable cancer medicines from India that can save lives of many Chinese.

The film was a hit at the Chinese box office garnering more than $453 million and was among the top 3 hits of 2018 in the country. The movie is based on a real-life incident involving Yong Lu from Wuxi in Jiangsu province, eastern China who helped many Chinese patients get cheaper medicine for leukaemia from India.

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The movie started a major debate in China on the need for low-cost life-saving cancer drugs. Even the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for the need to "further streamline the registration and approval of new anti-cancer drugs", news agency Xinhua was quoted as saying.

China imports around $25 billion worth of pharma products of which a minuscule $44 million are imported from India, which New Delhi hopes will change. India has been calling China to allow greater market access for Indian pharma products which can help narrow the $55 billion trade deficit. Several Indian pharma majors such as Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma and Matrix Pharma are present in China.

While 'Dying to Survive' &nbsp;is a Chinese movie, with links to India, Bollywood movies have also been popular in the country and are gaining more popularity in recent times. Many Bollywood movies like '3 Idiots', 'Dangal', 'Secret Superstar', 'Bajrangi Bhaijan', 'Hindi Medium', 'Toilet – Ek Prem Katha' and 'Andhadhun' have scored big at the Chinese box-office.

During his Mamallapuram visit, President Xi Jinping had highlighted to PM Modi the popularity of Indian films in China. Both countries have an agreement for co-producing movies, first of which was on the life of monk Xuan Zang who visited India in the 6th century.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Bollywood stars and other members of the film and entertainment industry on Saturday evening, the popularity of Indian movies and the impact of a Chinese movie 'Dying to Survive' became a major talking point.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Bollywood stars and other members of the film and entertainment industry on Saturday evening, the popularity of Indian movies and the impact of a Chinese movie 'Dying to Survive' became a major talking point. PM's event was attended by Bollywood bigwigs like Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Kangana Ranaut, Anand L Rai, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Sonam Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Nigam, Ekta Kapoor, among others. PM Modi, while interacting with film stars, recalled his interaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram and their talk about the impact of Chinese movie 'Dying to Survive' which shows how a Chinese man is able to smuggle low-cost affordable cancer medicines from India that can save lives of many Chinese. The film was a hit at the Chinese box office garnering more than $453 million and was among the top 3 hits of 2018 in the country. The movie is based on a real-life incident involving Yong Lu from Wuxi in Jiangsu province, eastern China who helped many Chinese patients get cheaper medicine for leukaemia from India. When every citizen works Dil Se, the outcome will be exceptional. We will leave no stone unturned to carry forward the message of Bapu in letter and spirit. @iamsrk https://t.co/L0G38kKRvr — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 20, 2019 × The movie started a major debate in China on the need for low-cost life-saving cancer drugs. Even the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for the need to "further streamline the registration and approval of new anti-cancer drugs", news agency Xinhua was quoted as saying. China imports around $25 billion worth of pharma products of which a minuscule $44 million are imported from India, which New Delhi hopes will change. India has been calling China to allow greater market access for Indian pharma products which can help narrow the $55 billion trade deficit. Several Indian pharma majors such as Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma and Matrix Pharma are present in China. While 'Dying to Survive' is a Chinese movie, with links to India, Bollywood movies have also been popular in the country and are gaining more popularity in recent times. Many Bollywood movies like '3 Idiots', 'Dangal', 'Secret Superstar', 'Bajrangi Bhaijan', 'Hindi Medium', 'Toilet – Ek Prem Katha' and 'Andhadhun' have scored big at the Chinese box-office. During his Mamallapuram visit, President Xi Jinping had highlighted to PM Modi the popularity of Indian films in China. Both countries have an agreement for co-producing movies, first of which was on the life of monk Xuan Zang who visited India in the 6th century.

How a Chinese movie became talking point as PM Modi met top Bollywood stars

Fresh from shattering China&#39;s box-office record, patriotic blockbuster &quot;Wolf Warriors 2&quot; has claimed another slice of history by becoming the first non-Hollywood film to break into the top 100 all-time grossing movies worldwide.

The flag-waving action movie&#39;s plotline of Chinese soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies has resonated in an increasingly self-assured China, and the film last week became the country&#39;s all-time top earner less than two weeks after its release.

The strength of those domestic receipts has now propelled the film onto industry monitor Box Office Mojo&#39;s all-time 100 list, where on Wednesday it knocked 1994&#39;s &quot;Forrest Gump&quot; from the No. 100 spot.

Box Office Mojo said &quot;Wolf Warriors 2&quot; had grossed $682.1 million worldwide, nearly all of it in Chinese cinemas.

But it looked likely to climb still further up the list -- latest figures from the official China Movie Data Information Network said &quot;Wolf&quot; had already raked in 4.75 billion yuan ($710 million) in domestic sales as of Wednesday.

That would put it nearly another 10 places higher on Box Office Mojo&#39;s list, in the company of &quot;The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1&quot;, and &quot;Dawn of the Planet of the Apes&quot;.

With special effects, stunts and explosions worthy of Hollywood, &quot;Wolf&quot; boasts the ominous tagline &quot;whoever offends China will be hunted down no matter how far away they are&quot;.

It depicts a Chinese former special forces operative&#39;s fictional foray into an unnamed African war zone to rescue compatriots and downtrodden locals from rebels and blood-thirsty Western mercenaries.

The movie is directed by martial arts expert Wu Jing, who also plays the lead role of Leng Feng, and a cliff-hanger ending sets the stage for a third instalment and another likely windfall.&nbsp;

&quot;Wolf&quot; is riding a wave of patriotic fervour whipped up by the ruling Communist Party. This summer has also seen the release of the film &quot;The Founding of an Army&quot;, which chronicles the origins of the People&#39;s Liberation Army.

Cinemas across China have been ordered since July 1 to show short clips promoting &quot;core socialist values&quot; and President Xi Jinping&#39;s &quot;Chinese dream&quot; political credo before each film.

Wu said in an interview published Tuesday: &quot;I&rsquo;ve only taken a match and lit up people&#39;s patriotism with a spark.&quot;

&quot;Wolf Warriors 2&quot; will have work to do to climb up to the top ranks of the list, which is headed by &quot;Avatar&quot; (2009) at $2.7 billion, followed by &quot;Titanic&quot; (1997) and &quot;Star Wars: the Force Awakens&quot; (2015). &nbsp;

The flag-waving action movie's plotline of Chinese soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies has resonated in an increasingly self-assured China, and the film last week became the country's all-time top earner less than two weeks after its release

Fresh from shattering China's box-office record, patriotic blockbuster "Wolf Warriors 2" has claimed another slice of history by becoming the first non-Hollywood film to break into the top 100 all-time grossing movies worldwide. The flag-waving action movie's plotline of Chinese soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies has resonated in an increasingly self-assured China, and the film last week became the country's all-time top earner less than two weeks after its release. The strength of those domestic receipts has now propelled the film onto industry monitor Box Office Mojo's all-time 100 list, where on Wednesday it knocked 1994's "Forrest Gump" from the No. 100 spot. Box Office Mojo said "Wolf Warriors 2" had grossed $682.1 million worldwide, nearly all of it in Chinese cinemas. But it looked likely to climb still further up the list -- latest figures from the official China Movie Data Information Network said "Wolf" had already raked in 4.75 billion yuan ($710 million) in domestic sales as of Wednesday. That would put it nearly another 10 places higher on Box Office Mojo's list, in the company of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1", and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes". With special effects, stunts and explosions worthy of Hollywood, "Wolf" boasts the ominous tagline "whoever offends China will be hunted down no matter how far away they are". It depicts a Chinese former special forces operative's fictional foray into an unnamed African war zone to rescue compatriots and downtrodden locals from rebels and blood-thirsty Western mercenaries. The movie is directed by martial arts expert Wu Jing, who also plays the lead role of Leng Feng, and a cliff-hanger ending sets the stage for a third instalment and another likely windfall. "Wolf" is riding a wave of patriotic fervour whipped up by the ruling Communist Party. This summer has also seen the release of the film "The Founding of an Army", which chronicles the origins of the People's Liberation Army. Cinemas across China have been ordered since July 1 to show short clips promoting "core socialist values" and President Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream" political credo before each film. Wu said in an interview published Tuesday: "I’ve only taken a match and lit up people's patriotism with a spark." "Wolf Warriors 2" will have work to do to climb up to the top ranks of the list, which is headed by "Avatar" (2009) at $2.7 billion, followed by "Titanic" (1997) and "Star Wars: the Force Awakens" (2015).

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