India, June 8 -- You lock your home's doors at night, look both ways before crossing the road, and even send your location to someone before hopping on a cab to survive the real world. But what about the digital one? Gone are the days when you only had to worry about a creep lurking on a dark street corner or petty thieves on the hunt. These days, you also have to look out for digital predators, and Indian cinema is leaving no stone unturned to remind us of that. From chilling thrillers to nightmare scenarios about AI, these Indian cybercrime movies aren't just entertainment; they're a warning.

Across Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi and Hindi film industries, filmmakers have pushed the cybercrime genre forward with sharp, new-age thrillers tha...