Jackie Chan's wish-list: Singing‚ dancing in Bollywood

IANS

NEW DELHI: Jackie Chan, one of Asian cinema’s most prominent faces, is keen that India, the world’s largest film producing nation, and China, globally the second largest film market, must collaborate to make movies, and exchange culture more often. Singing and dancing in a Bollywood film is also on his wish-list!

In the capital to inaugurate the Chinese Film Festival, jointly

organised by the India-China Economic and Cultural Council in association with both India and China, the 59-year-old star of movies like Police Story, Rush Hour and The Myth was “excitedly happy” with the warm reception from his fans.

Such initiatives — film festivals, cultural exchange programmes and music events — will “definitely” help the nations in improving relations, he said.

He cited his experience of working with Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in the 2005 martial arts-based fantasy adventure film The Myth.

“I worked with Mallika because there was a scope for something Indian (in the film)... (For Indian element) we know we need to come to India. But yes, I’ve always known India is a big market for films, and I believe we should collaborate for culture, music, movies, and everything,” he added.

Chan came on a two-day visit to India, accompanied by actors Mengyu Zhang and Xingtong Yao, as well as Cai Fuchao, Chaina’s minister of State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.

Chan, a global action star, admits he has been offered Bollywood movies in recent years.

“There are Bollywood directors who want to hire me and they want to make a movie, and also they want me to help them to make a movie in China. But because of the script, I didn’t really like it, so we didn’t make the deal! But I really hope someday I can make one Bollywood movie, singing, dancing... that’s what I want,” he said with a childlike innocence.

He also wants to be instrumental in taking a bit of different cultures from around the world, including from India, to his homeland.

“Actually, I should come to India to bring more Indian culture to China. Like for Chinese Zodiac, I went to (shoot in) Paris. So, I want to bring back other cultures to China,” he said.