Wuxi city population and family planning commission in  Jiangsu Province is investigating famous movie director Zhang Yimou after online information showed he has at least seven children, said a local official, the website people.com.cn reported.

Online posts said that Zhang had relationships with several women who have born  at least seven children by him. According to China's family planning policy, Zhang will be fined about 160 million yuan ($26.03 million) for these violations.