In this post, I would like to throw light on why Aamir Khan is the world's biggest movie star. Aamir Khan's fans and their admiration for him across the globe. Probably the only star from India whose reach penetrates across different countries, each country with a distinct culture of its own, each country with its own reasons for loving Aamir Khan and each country truly and madly in love with the biggest movie star in the world. Let us also take a look how exactly they got connected with Aamir Khan, his movies and that one special movie also which turned the tide in the favour of Mr. Khan.
CHINA LOVES AAMIR KHAN
China, the neighbouring country to India and the country with the highest population in the world got the first glimpse of Aamir Khan through the movie Lagaan which was released there after its theatrical release in India. The film was dubbed in Chinese and premiered in the city of Shanghai and then the capitial Beijing.The movie was also made its way right till the last five films from worldwide category offered the people of China their first glimpse of Aamir Khan on the big screen. The seeds of their love for Aamir Khan had been planted. But then, the release was limited and also the movie market in China during the release of Lagaan was not huge. China suddenly burst on the world movie business in a big way only after 2013. Many years after the release of Lagaan, on the 8th Decemeber, 2011 , saw the release of the blockbuster Aamir Khan movie "3 idiots" in China. The movie which broke every record in the Indian cinema and also Bollywood was lapped up by the Chinese movie goers. The movie, released by the name San Geshagua in China. The movie was a huge success and almost grossed 3 million dollars within a month. Aamir Khan had arrived big time in China. The movie which had Aamir Khan playing Rancho, the fiesty engineering student who fights against the education system made Chinese fall in love with Aamir Khan. Even after the theatrical run for the movie ended, the movie became a huge hit across the DVD and pirated market and was watched by a huge section of the Chinese population. It became the most popular Indian movie ever in the Chinese market.
It is hard to find any chinese movie goer who has not watched 3 idiots.In fact, on the Chinese movie rating site Douban(an equivalent of the IMDB for the Chinese) , the movie is ranked number 12 in the all time favourite movie list. That is some achievement for an Indian movie and also shows the love people bestowed upon Aamir Khan. This particular movie made Aamir Khan an absolute sensation in China. He became the most popular Indian in China. Fan clubs of Aamir Khan began to grow and they lovingly called him "Uncle Khan". After 3 idiots, every movie of Aamir Khan has released there and been a sensation, the collections just kept growing with each movie. PK grossed 100 crore in China and Dangal just stunned the whole world with a whopping gross of more than 1300 crore in China alone. Even the movie with a cameo of Aamir Khan i.e. Secret Superstar grossed more than 700 crore in China. China is now a tour de force in the world movie market with the largest number of theatres and in a couple of years, it is bound to overtake even the total movie market of North America. With Aamir Khan being such a sensation in China, it is only safe to say that nobody can take the title of "Biggest movie star in the world" from Aamir Khan easily.
Every visit of Aamir Khan in China is a picture in itself. People just throng to the airport, there are scenes of madness everywhere. He is just thronged by the public where ever he goes. The government of China gave him an honorary title in recognition of his growing popularity in China. A leading mobile brand also replaced a popular actor of India with Aamir Khan due to his unmatched popularity in China. When asked about the reason for his immense popularity in China, Aamir Khan simply replied " I have watched my movies with the audiences in China. They reacted to it the same way as the Indians". The answer is simple and yet complex. But one thing is for sure, China simply loves and adores Aamir Khan. Even the President of China admitted that he watched Dangal and is a big fan. The images below do tell a story of their love.
A lot of Chinese goods are popular and sell in India. But, in China, only Aamir Khan sells!!
Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong kong's favourite Indian star
3 idiots also marked Aamir Khan's entry in to hearts of people of two other nations. Taiwan and Hong Kong. The movie released in Hong Kong on the 1st Sep, 2011 and was absolutely loved. It was the first Indian movie to be screened in Hong Kong and did amazing business. It was the fourteenth highest grossing movie in Hong Kong for the year 2011. Aamir Khan became a sensation in Hong Kong and till date every movie of his has released there and just bettered the business. The cultures in China and Hong Kong could be similar and it could be one of the reasons for their connect with the genius Khan. But then the answer could be different.
Taiwan also got its first taste of Aamir Khan with 3 idiots. The movie released there in December 2010 and believe it or not, had the longest showing period in cinemas in Taiwan, breaking the record of AVATAR. Taiwan is pretty similar to China in its cultures too and it can argued that the success of Aamir Khan could be attributed to it. But, then the answer here also could be different. Every country though has similar cultures, still has an identity and tastes of its own and its difficult to fathom their common obsession with Aamir Khan.
3 idiots also invited Japan to join the fan club of Aamir Khan. It was released in 2013 and it became the highest grossing Hindi film ever in Japan. Japan had an earlier tryst with Rajnikanth where his movies were lapped up, however Aamir Khan's movies have now done consistently well in Japan and he has added another country in the list where his fans exists and exist madly.
Aamir Khan has once visited Hong Kong, but never has paid a visit to Taiwan , He also made a visit Japan. Leaving you with the images of his visit.
TURKEY IS MAD ABOUT AAMIR KHAN
Turkey, a nation which is alien to the Indian movies and still is, madly loves Aamir Khan. 3 idiots was widely appreciated in Turkey, even though it did not get a theatrical release there. However, my interaction with most of the Turkish fans has revealed that "Fanaa" was the movie which made the Turkish audience, especially the girls fall madly in love with Aamir Khan. Fanaa was an unusual love story which has Aamir Khan playing as a tourist guide in disguise who falls in love with a blind girl played by Kajol. It is a tragic love story and the movie connected so well with the Turkish audience that it is still their favourite Aamir Khan movie for most of them. Right from Fanaa, his every movie has been eagerly watched (though through piracy) and is been loved. Dhoom 3 released in Turkey and did whopping business. Thugs of Hindostan is to be released on the 30th of November in Turkey and the buzz in Turkey for the movie is tremendous and expected to do record business ever for an Indian movie.
The connect with Aamir Khan for Turkey is quite different from that of the East Asian markets. My interactions with the Turkish fans has revealed that they love Aamir Khan because of his handsome looks, his performances, his movies and also Egypt essentially being a Muslim dominated country, they could identify with Aamir Khan. But, then the reason is not so simple again. There are other stars too from India with the surname Khan. The reason goes far beyond it and its difficult to comprehend. Ranveer Singh told in an interview that he visited Turkey during the shoot of one his movie and the people there just recognise Bollywood as Aamir Khan.
There are mad fans of Aamir Khan in Turkey, glimpses of which were seen during his visit to the nation. Girls were seen crying on seeing Aamir Khan, there was a frenzy at the airport and fights to just get a picture clicked with him. Never has any Indian movie star occupied the hearts of the Turkish people as Aamir Khan. Turkey has various fan clubs for Aamir Khan, where they talk about his movies, his performances, his TV show Satyameva Jayate. They discuss everything about him and he is the poster boy of the Turkish girls.
Check out the video where Turkish girls are seen crying and screaming on seeing Aamir Khan at the airport after he landed in Turkey. Aamir Khan also met the Turksih President. The love for Aamir Khan in Turkey is unparalleled.
CHINA LOVES AAMIR KHAN
China, the neighbouring country to India and the country with the highest population in the world got the first glimpse of Aamir Khan through the movie Lagaan which was released there after its theatrical release in India. The film was dubbed in Chinese and premiered in the city of Shanghai and then the capitial Beijing.The movie was also made its way right till the last five films from worldwide category offered the people of China their first glimpse of Aamir Khan on the big screen. The seeds of their love for Aamir Khan had been planted. But then, the release was limited and also the movie market in China during the release of Lagaan was not huge. China suddenly burst on the world movie business in a big way only after 2013. Many years after the release of Lagaan, on the 8th Decemeber, 2011 , saw the release of the blockbuster Aamir Khan movie "3 idiots" in China. The movie which broke every record in the Indian cinema and also Bollywood was lapped up by the Chinese movie goers. The movie, released by the name San Geshagua in China. The movie was a huge success and almost grossed 3 million dollars within a month. Aamir Khan had arrived big time in China. The movie which had Aamir Khan playing Rancho, the fiesty engineering student who fights against the education system made Chinese fall in love with Aamir Khan. Even after the theatrical run for the movie ended, the movie became a huge hit across the DVD and pirated market and was watched by a huge section of the Chinese population. It became the most popular Indian movie ever in the Chinese market.
It is hard to find any chinese movie goer who has not watched 3 idiots.In fact, on the Chinese movie rating site Douban(an equivalent of the IMDB for the Chinese) , the movie is ranked number 12 in the all time favourite movie list. That is some achievement for an Indian movie and also shows the love people bestowed upon Aamir Khan. This particular movie made Aamir Khan an absolute sensation in China. He became the most popular Indian in China. Fan clubs of Aamir Khan began to grow and they lovingly called him "Uncle Khan". After 3 idiots, every movie of Aamir Khan has released there and been a sensation, the collections just kept growing with each movie. PK grossed 100 crore in China and Dangal just stunned the whole world with a whopping gross of more than 1300 crore in China alone. Even the movie with a cameo of Aamir Khan i.e. Secret Superstar grossed more than 700 crore in China. China is now a tour de force in the world movie market with the largest number of theatres and in a couple of years, it is bound to overtake even the total movie market of North America. With Aamir Khan being such a sensation in China, it is only safe to say that nobody can take the title of "Biggest movie star in the world" from Aamir Khan easily.
Every visit of Aamir Khan in China is a picture in itself. People just throng to the airport, there are scenes of madness everywhere. He is just thronged by the public where ever he goes. The government of China gave him an honorary title in recognition of his growing popularity in China. A leading mobile brand also replaced a popular actor of India with Aamir Khan due to his unmatched popularity in China. When asked about the reason for his immense popularity in China, Aamir Khan simply replied " I have watched my movies with the audiences in China. They reacted to it the same way as the Indians". The answer is simple and yet complex. But one thing is for sure, China simply loves and adores Aamir Khan. Even the President of China admitted that he watched Dangal and is a big fan. The images below do tell a story of their love.
A lot of Chinese goods are popular and sell in India. But, in China, only Aamir Khan sells!!
Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong kong's favourite Indian star
3 idiots also marked Aamir Khan's entry in to hearts of people of two other nations. Taiwan and Hong Kong. The movie released in Hong Kong on the 1st Sep, 2011 and was absolutely loved. It was the first Indian movie to be screened in Hong Kong and did amazing business. It was the fourteenth highest grossing movie in Hong Kong for the year 2011. Aamir Khan became a sensation in Hong Kong and till date every movie of his has released there and just bettered the business. The cultures in China and Hong Kong could be similar and it could be one of the reasons for their connect with the genius Khan. But then the answer could be different.
Taiwan also got its first taste of Aamir Khan with 3 idiots. The movie released there in December 2010 and believe it or not, had the longest showing period in cinemas in Taiwan, breaking the record of AVATAR. Taiwan is pretty similar to China in its cultures too and it can argued that the success of Aamir Khan could be attributed to it. But, then the answer here also could be different. Every country though has similar cultures, still has an identity and tastes of its own and its difficult to fathom their common obsession with Aamir Khan.
3 idiots also invited Japan to join the fan club of Aamir Khan. It was released in 2013 and it became the highest grossing Hindi film ever in Japan. Japan had an earlier tryst with Rajnikanth where his movies were lapped up, however Aamir Khan's movies have now done consistently well in Japan and he has added another country in the list where his fans exists and exist madly.
Aamir Khan has once visited Hong Kong, but never has paid a visit to Taiwan , He also made a visit Japan. Leaving you with the images of his visit.
TURKEY IS MAD ABOUT AAMIR KHAN
Turkey, a nation which is alien to the Indian movies and still is, madly loves Aamir Khan. 3 idiots was widely appreciated in Turkey, even though it did not get a theatrical release there. However, my interaction with most of the Turkish fans has revealed that "Fanaa" was the movie which made the Turkish audience, especially the girls fall madly in love with Aamir Khan. Fanaa was an unusual love story which has Aamir Khan playing as a tourist guide in disguise who falls in love with a blind girl played by Kajol. It is a tragic love story and the movie connected so well with the Turkish audience that it is still their favourite Aamir Khan movie for most of them. Right from Fanaa, his every movie has been eagerly watched (though through piracy) and is been loved. Dhoom 3 released in Turkey and did whopping business. Thugs of Hindostan is to be released on the 30th of November in Turkey and the buzz in Turkey for the movie is tremendous and expected to do record business ever for an Indian movie.
The connect with Aamir Khan for Turkey is quite different from that of the East Asian markets. My interactions with the Turkish fans has revealed that they love Aamir Khan because of his handsome looks, his performances, his movies and also Egypt essentially being a Muslim dominated country, they could identify with Aamir Khan. But, then the reason is not so simple again. There are other stars too from India with the surname Khan. The reason goes far beyond it and its difficult to comprehend. Ranveer Singh told in an interview that he visited Turkey during the shoot of one his movie and the people there just recognise Bollywood as Aamir Khan.
There are mad fans of Aamir Khan in Turkey, glimpses of which were seen during his visit to the nation. Girls were seen crying on seeing Aamir Khan, there was a frenzy at the airport and fights to just get a picture clicked with him. Never has any Indian movie star occupied the hearts of the Turkish people as Aamir Khan. Turkey has various fan clubs for Aamir Khan, where they talk about his movies, his performances, his TV show Satyameva Jayate. They discuss everything about him and he is the poster boy of the Turkish girls.
Check out the video where Turkish girls are seen crying and screaming on seeing Aamir Khan at the airport after he landed in Turkey. Aamir Khan also met the Turksih President. The love for Aamir Khan in Turkey is unparalleled.
(Aamir Khan with the Turkish President)
RUSSIA, BRAZIL ADORE AAMIR KHAN
The cultures in the East Asian countries could be a bit similar to India, however Aamir Khan's connect with Russia and Brazil is beyond comprehension. Russia, years ago had a fascination with Raj Kapoor whose movies did well and he was adored by the Russian audiences. Years later, Mithun Chakraborty swayed the Russian audiences again with "DISCO DANCER" which was a phenomenal hit in Russia. But, after that Indian movies just stopped impressing the audiences there. Hardly are movies released in Russia. Films like 3 idiots, Taare Zameen par were screened at the film festivals in Russia and struck a chord with the Russian audiences. Dhoom 3 released in Russia and did good business. Most of Aamir Khan's movies there have been watched online or through piracy and the people fell in love with this charismatic actor.
During my interactions with the Russian fans, I have noticed their unconditional love for Aamir Khan. They also fell in love with the humane side of Aamir Khan during the television show "Satyameva Jayate". Russian fans have started the blogs for Aamir Khan, they discuss his movies, even trying to learn Hindi for the love of Aamir Khan. Russian Social networks also have a high amount of views for upcoming Aamir Khan movie Thugs of Hindostan. Again, few of his fans are learning Hindi just for the love of Aamir Khan. They love India because of him!
Brazil, too is an unusual story. Brazil has never been exposed to Indian cinema with the odd exception of a few film festivals. With my interactions with the Brazilian fans of Aamir Khan, I came to know that they probably got to know about Aamir Khan when they watched his movies online as they were highly rated on IMDB. Aamir Khan is the only actor from India who has the top movies from Indian cinema amongst the 250 top rated IMDB movies. It is an achievement in itself. Many were of the opinion that the particular movie which turned them into Aamir fans was Taare Zameen par. The movie, a story of a dyslexic boy who is helped by his teacher, played brilliantly by Aamir Khan is an emotional roller coaster and earned Aamir Khan immense love and fans across the globe. Brazil too fell into the trap of love. Since, then Brazil just waits and waits till and Aamir Khan movie releases here and they can somehow watch it on Netflix and any other source because they have no other choice. Sadly, the release of an Aamir Khan movie puts them into depression, because they cannot watch their favourite star on the big screen when other fans are watching it. It is a sad state of affair and I really hope Aamir Khan's movies find a way to get a release in Brazil. A few of the images of the Russian fans that depict their admiration for Aamir Khan.
(Aamir Khan toys made by Russian fans as gifts)
Lirica saito telles and WanessaTatiani, crazy Aamir Khan fans from Brazil have expressed their unconditional love for Aamir on social media and they long to see his movies release in Brazil. Hope Aamir Khan is listening!
Philipines also has mad following for Aamir Khan like Turkey and other countries above, unfortunately bollywood movies do not release there and so the fans have to depend on other sources for watching Aamir Khan movies. That does not diminsh the craze for Aamir Khan in Philippines. I really hope Aamir Khan and his film producers do take this into account. They also deserve to see Aamir Khan on the big screen.
Aamir Khan has also has huge fans in Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, North America, Australia, Germany where he is loved for his performances, movies and social causes. We still do not know about his hidden fan following in other countries and his following is bound to grow with time.
This is the power of good cinema. It can cut across boundaries and cultures. The language of cinema is universal. Aamir Khan's movie content and his performances just connect with everyone. Aamir Khan is a Universal star. The biggest movie star in the world. We all love him!
No Doubt he is the world best. I am proud to be called Indian as Aamir is born here. He has made story of hare and tortoise in reality slow and steady wins the race.
ReplyDeleteThe greatest actor Aamir Khan has ever produced by India. He made India proud all over the world through his iconic movies.
ReplyDeleteOnly superstar in the world
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