The article also highlights crossover movies, films with bold themes and the increasing Western interest in Bollywood.
The weekly, which focuses on the younger generation in its latest issue, describes Aamir Khan as 'India's most respected and versatile young actor' and praises director Ram Gopal Varma for 'ditching song-and-dance fantasies for urban grittiness.'
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The magazine points out that the Indian film industry releases an average of 1,000 films as compared to Hollywood's 740 and attracts a world audience -- from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town -- of 3.6 billion, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion.
It lists Awara, Mother India, Sholay, Ankur, Bombay and Devdas among the '10 Indian films to treasure.'
But the article, which includes interviews with legendary Amitabh Bachchan and director Mira Nair, among others, has little to say about the film industry in Chennai and Kolkata.
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