If you look at the most pirated (and most watched) Bollywood films of 2019, you get the definitive lifestyle guide for the year:

Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s action extravaganza was the most pirated Bollywood film of the year. Within 24 hours of its theatrical release, a print appeared on Ofilmywap. The film’s high-octane action and overseas appeal meant users wanted to watch it multiple times—often via download.

Searching for is an act of digital archaeology. It reminds us of a time when a teenager in Lucknow could watch Uri for free on a Moto G phone while riding a bus, and when a college student in Pune could discover Gully Boy without paying a rupee.