Aamir Khan's Dangal continues world domination, becomes highest grossing Bollywood film in Hong Kong

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's Dangal is unstoppable at the Box Office. After winning the hearts of the cinema lovers in India, the Nitesh Tiwari directorial is now wooing the international audience. You will be amazed to know that the movie has now emerged as the highest grossing Bollywood flick in Hong Kong.

As confirmed by the film's spokesperson, Dangal has crossed the lifetime collection of Aamir's 2009 film 3 Idiots, which minted 23.41 million Kong Kong dollars in the country.

"The film released in 46 screens in Hong Kong and Macau which is four times more than the regular screen count for a Hindi mainstream release," said Amrita Pandey, Vice President - Studios, Disney India.

"The local audience's overwhelming response reaffirms that an inspiring story backed by the right team, distribution planning, superior storytelling with such strong performances -- can win hearts and transcend boundaries, and Dangal exemplifies that," Pandey added.

Dangal, which was released on December 23 last year, highlights wrestling as a sport by putting forward the real-life struggle of ace wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. 

The film also stars Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra and Zaira Wasim in prominent roles.

(With IANS inputs)