Hey Ram Tamilyogi 'link' -

Piracy degrades cultural artifacts. The version of Hey Ram on Tamilyogi is often the original 171-minute theatrical cut, stripped of context, with distorted aspect ratios. The official Blu-ray and streaming versions present the film in its intended 2.35:1 widescreen glory, with Ilaiyaraaja’s symphony sounding as it should—in stereo.

This directly leads to the homogenization of cinema. Producers and financiers refuse to back philosophical, adult-themed films because they know the revenue will be cannibalized by piracy. The reason we get a deluge of mass-market, formulaic action films is that they are the only genre that can survive the piracy onslaught via theatrical spectacle (which is hard to pirate well). Hey Ram Tamilyogi

Furthermore, consider the legacy of the actors. Shah Rukh Khan’s extended cameo in Hey Ram is considered one of his finest dramatic performances. Atul Kulkarni’s portrayal of a fanatic is chilling. When you watch a 240p rip with mismatched audio, you are not "experiencing the film"; you are consuming a ghost of it. Piracy degrades cultural artifacts