MUMBAI: The Aamir Khan starrer PK, which is directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is all set to release in China across 3500+ screens on 22 May, 2015.
The Chinese premiere of PK will be held today - 13 May - at the Shanghai Art Center - the biggest theatre in Shanghai.
Khan's voice in the Chinese version of the movie has been dubbed by A list Chinese actor Baoqiang Wang, who was appointed by the China Film Group. Wang is the Chinese equivalent of Khan at the movies there and has several box office successes, including Lost in Thailand, the highest grossing Chinese movie ever, to his credit.
The Chinese premiere will be attended by the Chinese Aamir Khan Fan Club (100,000+ members). The Indian Consulate will be present there with their representatives, and 400 odd members from Indian community will also be attending and will be handled by Indian Community association.
In a bid to promote the film across the media and fans in China, a cross cultural publicity plan has been crafted where Khan, Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and the presenters UTV Motion Pictures, along with international sensation Jackie Chan and Wang will be spreading the buzz around the film in China.
The film, produced by Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films in association UTV Motion Pictures released worldwide on 19 December, 2014. The movie also stars Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput.