Chhakka Panja 4’s TikTok leak: Unpreparedness of makers and regulators is exposed. What’s next?

On March 3, two Nepali most awaited films Chhakka Panja 4 and Chhadke 2.0 –two hyped projects of the Nepali film industry–were released. As soon as the films were released nationwide, around 15-minute long clips of both films–including some milestones of the plots–started spreading all over social media, especially on TikTok and YouTube.

Saying this breached the copyrights, the digital rights holder of Chhakka Panja 4, OSR Digital, even filed a complaint with Nepal Police Cyber Bureau, to prevent the spread of clips. But if you scroll TikTok even today, you can frequently see the various clips from Chhakka Panja 4 and Chhadke 2.0.