Piracy costs the Indian film industry an estimated ₹20,000 crore annually (over $2.5 billion USD), according to a 2022 report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). It affects everyone from producers to light boys, reducing future film budgets and jobs.

HDMoviesMaza didn't host files directly on a single server. Instead, it used a network of proxy and mirror sites (e.g., hdmoviesmaza.biz, hdmoviesmaza.wiki). In 2022, the government banned over 50+ domains, but new ones appeared within days.

Typical file specifications offered:

File sizes ranged from 300MB (for a movie) to 2GB (for a 4K web series episode).

Despite its tempting “free” model, using HD Movies Maza poses serious risks:

For music lovers, the site provided MP3 downloads of the latest Bollywood, Punjabi, and Haryanvi tracks—positioning itself as a free alternative to Spotify or Apple Music.