Muslim Bollywood star Aamir Khan has long been a hate figure for India's Hindu far-right, but now they have a new line of attack -- his massive popularity in China.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 27, 2019 Indian Bollywood actor Aamir Khan looks on during the launch of a book about weight loss in Mumbai. - Khan, a Muslim, has long been a hate figure for India's Hindu far-right but now they have a new line of attack: his massive popularity in China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has fanned growing hostility to China following a deadly clash on their disputed Himalayan border on June 13. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
2020-08-27 12:55:42
Muslim Bollywood star Aamir Khan has long been a hate figure for India's Hindu far-right, but now they have a new line of attack -- his massive popularity in China.
Khan, 55, is a brand ambassador for Chinese smartphone maker Vivo, and is also major draw on the mainland with films such as "Dangal" (2016). He even has 1.16 million followers on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo
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