<p>Chinese film regulators today announced three China-India co-production films featuring Bollywood star Aamir Khan and kungfu star Jackie Chan, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Kung Fu Yoga", a perfect combination of Chinese martial arts and Indian culture, will star Jackie Chan and Aamir Khan, 49.<br /><br />Also, Wong Kar Wai will be the executive producer of a film on Xuan Zang, a noted Buddhist monk during the Tang dynasty (618-907), who made an arduous journey to India to study Buddhism.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping today accompanied Modi to the Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian in honour of Xuan Zang.<br /><br />Jackie Chan is highly popular in India.His latest film "Dragon Blade" and Wong's "The Grandmaster" have been released in India, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.<br />Another co-production, "Da Nao Tian Zhu" (Causing havoc in India) will become the first film directed by Chinese film star Wang Baoqiang.<br /><br />All the three films are commissioned under a ground- breaking filmmaking agreement between China and India, established during Jinping's 2014 India visit.<br /><br />Co-production films will help Indian films gain access to China by circumventing a quota system for imported films.<br /><br />It is also expected to benefit Chinese films.Though no match for the success of Hollywood, Bollywood films have also gained popularity in China in recent years.<br />Since 2014, four Indian films were released in Chinese cinemas while another 14 were shown on the movie channel of state broadcaster China Central Television.<br /><br />China also has imported more than a dozen Indian TV series.The three co-productions were jointly announced by China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the Indian Embassy in China.</p>
<p>Chinese film regulators today announced three China-India co-production films featuring Bollywood star Aamir Khan and kungfu star Jackie Chan, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Kung Fu Yoga", a perfect combination of Chinese martial arts and Indian culture, will star Jackie Chan and Aamir Khan, 49.<br /><br />Also, Wong Kar Wai will be the executive producer of a film on Xuan Zang, a noted Buddhist monk during the Tang dynasty (618-907), who made an arduous journey to India to study Buddhism.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping today accompanied Modi to the Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian in honour of Xuan Zang.<br /><br />Jackie Chan is highly popular in India.His latest film "Dragon Blade" and Wong's "The Grandmaster" have been released in India, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.<br />Another co-production, "Da Nao Tian Zhu" (Causing havoc in India) will become the first film directed by Chinese film star Wang Baoqiang.<br /><br />All the three films are commissioned under a ground- breaking filmmaking agreement between China and India, established during Jinping's 2014 India visit.<br /><br />Co-production films will help Indian films gain access to China by circumventing a quota system for imported films.<br /><br />It is also expected to benefit Chinese films.Though no match for the success of Hollywood, Bollywood films have also gained popularity in China in recent years.<br />Since 2014, four Indian films were released in Chinese cinemas while another 14 were shown on the movie channel of state broadcaster China Central Television.<br /><br />China also has imported more than a dozen Indian TV series.The three co-productions were jointly announced by China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the Indian Embassy in China.</p>