India, Feb. 8 -- Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has rued the lack of theatres in several parts of India, saying the country needs more cinema halls for big films to do bigger numbers at the box office. In a new interview, Aamir gave China's example and said that if a film like Dhurandhar had received the wide release that Chinese films do, it would have done even bigger numbers.

Speaking with Variety India, Aamir addressed the need for more cinema halls in India, saying the country has just 9000 screens currently, compared to around one lakh in China. What is the comparison? We are one-tenth their size in outlets. Which is why one big film when in China does huge business; it does two billion US dollars. Just in China, not in the rest of...