"movie-piracy-racket"

Let’s not pretend the film industry is purely a victim. When actors charge astronomical fees and producers gamble with 200–300 crore budgets, who ultimately pays? The audience

It is estimated that the Indian cinema industry is facing a loss of at least Rs 22,000 crore a year due to movie piracy

Hyderabad Cybercrime police busted a major movie piracy network, arresting five men involved in leaking new Telugu films. The racket caused Rs 22,400 crore loss to the industry in 2023. Pirated films were traced to hacked servers and theatre recordings