'King of Bollywood' finds warmth in first China visit

Khan's fantasy film Zero, which is about the life of a short man, will be the closing movie at this year's Beijing festival on Saturday.

In the past few years, some Hindi films have resonated more with Chinese audiences, making Bollywood a visible aspect of Sino-Indian relations.

"There are political relationships between nations and then there are people-to-people relationships between nations. People-to-people relationships, I think, 99 percent gets sorted with cultural exchange, there's no problem, or sports exchange," he said when asked if Hindi cinema could play a greater role in bilateral relations.