Soumya Vajpayee Tiwari (MID-DAY; October 7, 2016)

For the second time in four months, actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh’s work has fallen prey to piracy. His debut Bollywood film, Udta Punjab, co-starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan, was leaked online two days ahead of its scheduled release. Recently, his latest single, Do You Know, made its way to the e-space days before the official launch.

When Diljit found out about the piracy, he clicked on the download links and asked website owners to pull the music video down. “I was disappointed to see the pirated version available on several websites. I wrote to owners of some websites, and requested them to replace the pirated version with the official link. They responded almost immediately,” says the Punjabi superstar.

Given the prompt response on their part, Diljit did not approach the Cyber Crime Cell. But, he is still disturbed by the episode. “It’s tough for an artiste to see his/her hard work being sold by unethical means,” he adds.