Bollywood film's Chinese earnings outpace India's

Satyamev Jayate is Khan’s television show that has aired in India since 2012 and focuses on the country’s social issues, such as child sex abuse, gender violence, “honor killings” and domestic violence.

For most Chinese industry watchers contacted by China Daily, Secret Superstar is predicted to maintain a good position at the box office, thanks to the word-of-mouth praise and marketing.

Since last week, director Advait Chandan along with Wasim have toured cities on the mainland to promote the movie, followed by more hyped promotional events by Khan this week.

In Beijing, for example, Khan discussed the movie with Chinese critics and played an exhibition table tennis match with Liu Guoliang, a world champion, on Tuesday.

As the former coach of China’s national table tennis team, Liu once organized athletes to collectively watch Dangal, when they were trained for the World Table Tennis Championships last year.