The irony was sharp. While Bollywood and Hollywood studios shut down, their release schedules collapsing like dominoes, the pirates of Filmyhit never took a day off. They worked from their own cramped rooms, uploading movies with the same desperate energy that Arjun used to download them. It was a shadow economy thriving on global grief.
When cinemas shut down globally in March 2020, major studios delayed releases. However, some films opted for direct OTT releases. Piracy sites saw this as an opportunity. Movies like Gulabo Sitabo (Amazon) and Shakuntala Devi (Amazon) were available on Filmyhit within hours of their official release. Filmyhit.com 2020
In 2020, the film industry suffered heavily due to theatre closures. The "leaking" of direct-to-OTT (Over-the-top) releases on Filmyhit within hours of their premiere further devalued digital distribution rights and harmed the livelihoods of creators. The irony was sharp
