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Chhaava Piracy Mastermind Caught Red-Handed

Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava electrified the box office with its sparkling collections but what if we tell you that these collections could have been higher if the film was not leaked online hours after its release?

That is the case what happened with Chhaava as the film got leaked online and was spread all around social media through several links and streaming services.

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Mumbai’s Cyber Police have finally caught the culprit who pirated the film and arrested 26-year-old Sagar Manik Randhavan.

Randhavan made an app using Hostinger and provided the streamable service for Chhaava to his paid users and earned a lot of money through it.

Police tracked 1,818 links of Chhaava so far since its release but now Randhavan is in custody for pirating the film.

Concerns have been raised about the rapid increase in piracy as recent releases like Baby John, Marco and recently released Sikandar were leaked online.

Salman Khan’s Sikandar was leaked online hours before its release hence speculating the leak to be an insider attack.

Though Chhaava managed to have a great box office outing despite getting leaked, not every film will be able to dodge such piracy attacks and sustain itself at the box office.

While the case for Chhaava is solved, it remains to be seen when the case of Sikandar will be solved by the cyber police and how will they prevent piracy ahead.

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Manaswini K

Manaswini is a senior writer with extensive experience covering Telugu cinema, as well as the broader Indian film landscape, including Bollywood, Tamil, and other regional industries. With a strong focus on NRI (Non-R…

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