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Aamir’s Secret Superstar takes the Chinese market by storm

Indian musical drama film, Secret Superstar, which released in Indian markets during the festivities of Diwali 2017, is putting up a great show in the Chinese market. The film, which opened in Chinese theatres on 19th January, has raked in over INR 236.81 crores within 5 days of its release, outshining 20th Century Fox’s Ferdinand and Sony Pictures’ Jumanji by huge margins.

Directed by Advait Chandan, Secret Superstar stars Zaira Wasim in the lead role. Superstar Aamir Khan plays an extended cameo in the movie. It is the raging popularity of the star which has helped the film open so phenomenally well in the Chinese market. His previous films such as 3 Idiots, PK and Dangal also did massive business in the neighbouring country.


Trade analysts have predicted that the movie, which grossed around INR 89 crores in India, will march past INR 500 crores mark in the Chinese market very soon. Keeping the current pace of the film in mind, the feat does not seem impossible at all.

Secret Superstar revolves around a young Muslim girl Insia who aspires to be a singer. However, she faces a strong opposition from her strict, orthodox father. How she becomes famous fighting against all the odds forms the crux of the story.

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  • Sweetmeats previews at Bush Theatre from 7 February 2026, running until 21 March.
  • The play follows two south Asian elders navigating type-2 diabetes.
  • Shobu Kapoor and Rehan Sheikh star in the lead roles.
  • Co-produced by Bush Theatre and Tara Theatre, written by Karim Khan.
  • Tickets from £15, with concessions and accessible performances available.

Sweetmeats, a new play examining diabetes in south Asian communities, will have its world premiere at London’s Bush Theatre from 7 February 2026. Written by Karim Khan and directed by Tara Theatre’s Natasha Kathi-Chandra, the production follows Hema and Liaquat, two elders brought together on a diabetes support course. The play highlights both the health risks faced by south Asians and the rarely told stories of older characters on the British stage.

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