New Delhi, March 10 -- With South Indian films dominating 5 out of the top 10 Indian movies in domestic net collections, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan said Bollywood has forgotten its roots. Whereas in South cinema, Aamir said, its directors tap into strong emotions in their stories.

Aamir Khan was speaking at the press conference of PVR-INOX's "Aamir Khan: Cinema Ka Jadugar" - a special film festival commemorating his contribution to Indian cinema.

Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar, who moderated the session with Aamir, asked the actor why South films are working in theatres while Hindi films are struggling.

"One of the reasons also is that writers or directors in Hindi perhaps have been trying to entertain an audience which...