Bit of India in China's Oscar choice
<p><span word="Writer">Writer</span>: <span word="Satarupa">Satarupa</span> <span word="Bhattacharjya">Bhattacharjya</span></p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relevance">relevance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="BRICS">BRICS</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 15-16 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Narendra">Narendra</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grouping">grouping</span> - <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Temer">Temer</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Goa">Goa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="BRICS">BRICS</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Xuanzang">Xuanzang</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="category">category</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="Hiuen">Hiuen</span> <span word="Tsang">Tsang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="overland">overland</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="sutras">sutras</span>. <span word="Released">Released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Eros">Eros</span> <span word="International">International</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> $4.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="posters">posters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="box">box</span>-<span word="office">office</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Xiaoming">Xiaoming</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="model">model</span>-<span word="actress">actress</span>-<span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="Angelababy">Angelababy</span> (<span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span>) <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Xuanzang">Xuanzang</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firstborn">firstborn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cinematic">cinematic</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014.</p>
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