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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is overwhelmed with the love the audience in China has given to his film Toilet Hero -- originally titled Toilet: Ek Prem Katha -- which has made over Rs 15 crore at the Chinese box office on its opening day.
“Thank you audiences in China for your appreciation for Toilet Hero. Delighted to receive so much love,” Akshay tweeted on Saturday.
谢谢亲爱的中国观众们对《厕所英雄》的支持，很高兴你们能喜欢！
Thank you audiences in China for your appreciation for 'Toilet Hero' delighted to receive so much love 🙏
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 9, 2018
The movie, which deals with the subject of sanitation and the need for toilets, opened in China -- an emerging market for Bollywood films -- on Friday. It hit 4,300 screens in China, according to Reliance Entertainment, which released the movie in the country.
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which opened in the China box office on Friday, is a ‘much larger’ release than previous releases Hindi Medium and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
“Toilet Hero makes a whopping 15 million Yuan equivalent to Rs 15.8 crore on Day 1 at the Chinese box office! This is the third biggest opening of Indian films in China,” read a post from the official Reliance Entertainment Twitter handle.
#ToiletHero makes a whopping 15 million Yuan equivalent to Rs 15.8 crores on Day 1 at the Chinese box office! This is the third biggest opening of Indian films in China! @akshaykumar @neerajpofficial @PlanC_Studios @ShitalBhatiaFFW @Shibasishsarkar @psbhumi @FFW_Official pic.twitter.com/WiWLU9UrzH
— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) June 9, 2018
The film’s female lead Bhumi Pednekar was excited for its release in China. “Thank you again for all the love & support we have already got and really hope that we get the same all over again,” she had tweeted on Friday.
Toilet Ek Prem Katha, this special film releases in China today & I'm so excited.Thank you again for all the love & support we have already got & really hope that we get the same all over again.@akshaykumar #ShreeNarayanSingh @KuttiKalam #gratitude #toiletekpremkatha #ToiletHero pic.twitter.com/AI1t14ksbs
— bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) June 8, 2018
China has become receptive to Indian films, given the popularity of movies by Aamir Khan. Even Baahubali 2: The Conclusion found several takers, followed by Irrfan Khan’s Hindi Medium and Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Besides making pots of money – often more than what the movies made in India – these four mainstream Bollywood movies garnered much goodwill among urban audiences in China.
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