Darbar is one of the most eagerly-awaited movies in recent times, for several reasons – it is Rajini’s return to the cop avatar after a long time, it is projected as the complete family entertainer, and it has the interesting Rajini-Nayanthara pairing – a delectable proposition for audiences, ahead of the Pongal holidays.
Business is likely to be hit, as more torrent websites, besides TamilRockers, stream the pirated Darbar copy.
War, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Mardaani 2, and more, in Hindi, and Hero, Avane Srimmannarayana, Kaalidas etc. in regional, were all leaked on the first day of release by the notorious website.
The government has aggressively pushed the Cinematograph Act, 1952 in recent times, even amending the Act to add more teeth to it by way of more severe punishment. But it hardly seems to act as a deterrent.
We hope, for everyone’s sake, that TamilRockers and others of their ilk are stopped in their tracks sooner, rather than later.