Finally, using piracy sites has a real, human cost. Every illegal download is a direct blow to the massive team of professionals—from actors and editors to set designers and spot boys—who pour their hard work into creating the shows you love. Piracy eats into box office revenues and the value of streaming rights, ultimately hurting the industry's ability to produce high-quality content. As one report urged, audiences are called to "support cinema through legitimate means" to "sustain the livelihoods of countless industry professionals".

Major Bollywood films like Pushpa 2: The Rule and Jolly LLB 3 have been leaked online through platforms including Filmyzilla, prompting courts to issue dynamic injunctions against these rogue sites. The Delhi High Court has repeatedly taken strong action to protect films from online piracy, granting "dynamic+" injunctions against Filmyzilla and other notorious platforms.

Filmyzilla is not a regulated platform. To download the "Love Island Exclusive," users are often forced to click through 5–6 pop-up ads. These ads frequently contain: