Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s5.t3.84

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In December 2010, *3 Idiots* was screened in Taiwan, China, with a showing period of six months and 28 days, which maintained the second longest showing period in the history of Taiwan. In September 2011, it was screened in Hong Kong, becoming the first Indian film to do so in Hong Kong. In December 2011, this film was dubbed and released by China Film Group Corporation, with actors Wen Zhang, Tang Wei and Huang Bo as dubbing actors. After being released in Mainland China, it received a good reputation and evoked the attention of Chinese to Bollywood films again, becoming the first Indian film with box office sales of over 10 million in mainland, and also the only New Year film with the longest showing period in Chinese movie history. In May 2013, when the Chinese premier Li Keqiang paid a visit to India, he mentioned he had watched this film on his daughter's suggestion.