Simran pulled her hand back. She looked at the link again. It promised "HD Quality" but the comments below the post told a different story. One person wrote: "Don't click! My phone froze!" Another wrote: "The audio is out of sync. Waste of time."

her thumb hovered over the screen.

Simran closed the dangerous tab. She opened the official "Punjabi Roots" app, paid 15 rupees using her mom’s UPI (with permission), and watched Beej .

"But they're free," Simran had argued.