Indian film market has same potential as China: Aamir Khan
Mumbai
March 14, 2017
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, whose films have got unprecedented
attention in China, says the Indian movie market also has the same potential but
it needs the right infrastructure to garner huge numbers at the box office.
Aamir, along with his wife Kiran Rao, hosted his annual media interaction on
his 53rd birthday here on Wednesday.
As his movies "Dangal" and "Secret
Superstar" have minted more money in China than they did in India, Aamir was
asked about the difference in the potential between both the markets.
He
said: "I think India has as big a potential as China. I just feel that China has
done major investment in the entertainment industry and its administration is
also supportive. They have built up a lot of screens, and that is why the
business has gone up.
"I think if we build many more theatres here in
India, which is such a large country with a huge population, we will get the
same kind of growth in the entertainment and film industry. So it is just the
matter of building the infrastructure in India."
On the discussion that
actors need to consider "fee cutting", Aamir said: "Actually I don't charge a
fee. People don't know that but it has been years since I have stopped charging
a fee.
"If the film makes less money, I make less money, and if the film
makes more money, I make more money," said the actor, who has been regaling
Bollywood audiences for over two decades.
Aamir, who is now busy shooting
for "Thugs of Hindostan", said his wife Kiran Rao is the driving force in his
life.
"Kiran is someone who has been a major force in my life. I think
since Kiran came into my life, I feel that some changes have happened with me.
Earlier, I was quite intense and serious, but now I feel a sense of joy and
energy in me."
Mumbai
March 14, 2017
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, whose films have got unprecedented
attention in China, says the Indian movie market also has the same potential but
it needs the right infrastructure to garner huge numbers at the box office.
Aamir, along with his wife Kiran Rao, hosted his annual media interaction on
his 53rd birthday here on Wednesday.
As his movies "Dangal" and "Secret
Superstar" have minted more money in China than they did in India, Aamir was
asked about the difference in the potential between both the markets.
He
said: "I think India has as big a potential as China. I just feel that China has
done major investment in the entertainment industry and its administration is
also supportive. They have built up a lot of screens, and that is why the
business has gone up.
"I think if we build many more theatres here in
India, which is such a large country with a huge population, we will get the
same kind of growth in the entertainment and film industry. So it is just the
matter of building the infrastructure in India."
On the discussion that
actors need to consider "fee cutting", Aamir said: "Actually I don't charge a
fee. People don't know that but it has been years since I have stopped charging
a fee.
"If the film makes less money, I make less money, and if the film
makes more money, I make more money," said the actor, who has been regaling
Bollywood audiences for over two decades.
Aamir, who is now busy shooting
for "Thugs of Hindostan", said his wife Kiran Rao is the driving force in his
life.
"Kiran is someone who has been a major force in my life. I think
since Kiran came into my life, I feel that some changes have happened with me.
Earlier, I was quite intense and serious, but now I feel a sense of joy and
energy in me."
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