Opportunity for Indian films as China curbs Hollywood imports amid tariff war

Indian films could benefit from a new window of opportunity in China, which said it would restrict imports of Hollywood movies in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s escalation of tariff war with Beijing. China works on a quota system for foreign films, and has prioritized American movies so far. But that could change with the latest curbs, making room for 20-30 Indian films to be showcased in that country annually. Earlier this year, Nithilan Saminathan’s Tamil action thriller Maharaja, starring Vijay Sethupathi, earned ₹100 crore in China, emerging as the highest-grossing Indian film in the country in five years….