Feeling foolish, Arun asked, “So I just never watch movies?”

“Isaimini isn’t a free service, Arun,” Priya explained gently. “It’s a piracy ring. They don’t make money from tickets—they make it from infecting your devices, stealing your data, and running malicious ads. Last year alone, ‘Isaimini 2021’ was one of the most blocked sites in India because it leaked dozens of films, hurting everyone from the hero down to the light boy.”

Authorities and law enforcement agencies made efforts to shut down Isaimini in 2021: