Synopsis: While most 21-year-olds were worrying about college exams or job interviews, Ashwani Kumar was breaking into the impenetrable digital fortresses of media companies. His target? The main servers where pristine HD copies of unreleased films sat, worth hundreds of crores.

He was just 21 years old, living in a modest house in Sampathchak, Bihar. But Ashwani Kumar had a skill that would make him the most wanted man in the Indian film industry—he could hack into the digital vaults of movie studios and steal high-definition films before they even reached theatres. And he was costing Tollywood producers crores in losses with every keystroke.

When the lights dimmed in theatres across Hyderabad on 1 May 2025, for the premiere of HIT: The Third Case , producers held their breath, hopin

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