Not every one is breaking world records in the film industry; Movies made for the Hindi-speaking audience provided Indian producers with their worst-ever year, according to The Times of India.?Increasing production costs and the greater penetration of videos, cable TV and foreign channels have resulted in a sharp decrease in movie attendance, the newspaper reported.?Although 130 films were released during 1999, none were breakthrough national hits (though a few succeeded regionally), and some were reportedly withdrawn within the first week of release due to lack of an audience.
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