Other than being a staple in Hong Kong action movies and his foray into Hollywood, Liu also made his Bollywood debut in 2009's Chandni Chowk to China.
[4] Liu was born Sin Kam-hei in Guangdong Province, China on 22 August 1955, prior to his adoption into another family.
The "zero-to-hero" tale turned Liu into an international icon in spite of a frame far slighter than that of the folk hero himself (known as "Iron Arms" for the muscularity of his physique) and paved the way for a very healthy working schedule into the mid-1990s, even as younger, more agile martial artists eventually emerged.
Liu has also been active in television, and was contracted to Hong Kong's TVB company for many years, continuing playing roles as a martial arts master.
His second-most common role in TVB has been playing a Hong Kong Police Force officer[citation needed].
This eventually came to pass with the roles of Johnny Mo and Master Pai Mei in Tarantino's Kill Bill films.
Other than being a staple in Hong Kong action movies and his foray into Hollywood, Liu also made his Bollywood debut in 2009's Chandni Chowk to China.
Before this, he appeared as himself (along with his mentor Lau Kar Leung) in the 2009 film Dragonland, the first Italian documentary about martial cinema history, by Lorenzo De Luca.
Liu attended as special guest star at the premiere in Rome, meeting his Italian fans for the first time.
[11] Liu later took legal action to recover his assets, and on April 29, 2014, a day before the court date, Fung agreed to return them with interest.