“3 Idiots”, an Indian Hindi-language comedy film, has celebrated its 10th anniversary in China with the fans of the movie taking to Twitter to hail it as the “Film of the Century”.
Debuting in Chinese mainland cinemas two years after its Indian release, the film may not have been a box-office winner, but it received high praise from audiences. On Chinese media review platform Douban, the film has a 9.2/10 based on 1.18 million user reviews – the 13th highest-rated film on the platform, the Global Times reported.
3 Idiots” is also notable because it introduced Indian actor Aamir Khan, the hero of the film, to Chinese audiences. After “3 Idiots”, he would go on to act in several other impressive films such as “P.K.” in 2014, “Dangal” in 2016 and “Secret Superstar” in 2018.
