The film had a watermark indicating that it was a censor copy, intended for censorship-board officials to review before release.[36][37][38] In May 2016, a mobile-shop owner in Pune was arrested for piracy.[39] Cybercrime police arrested a Byculla (Mumbai)-based cable operator for broadcasting the pirated version of Sairat on his network.[40] The film was released on DVD on 1 September 2016,[41] and is also available on Netflix.[42]