The Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' since its release in China in May 2017 has earned almost £110 million, a record in itself. The film directed by Nitish Tiwari and also featuring Sakshi Tanwar, Zaira Waseem, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra, has gone from strength to strength, quickly racking up collections that are higher than any other Indian film has seen thus far.
It's £110 million haul from China (where its run has been extended for another month) adds substantially to its previous approximately £75 million in India and other territories to bring it very close to a total box office collection of £190 million.
Media watchers are anxiously awaiting whether the collection would tough the £200 million mark a landmark for an Indian film. Whether or not it manages to reach that landmark, its leading man has a record pay cheque to his name. Unlike other Bollywood superstars - Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar - who charge a flat fee and a share of the profits from their movies, Aamir insists on being paid from the profits alone.
Recent reports have indicated that his profit share from 'Thugs of Hindostan' will be as high as 75 per cent - although there was no confirmation about the figure. Before 'Dangal' travelled to China, and a little after its successful run in Indian theatres, Bollywood Hungama had computed Aamir's earnings from the film to be around £20 million.
