Anubhuti Kashyap builds Accused around harassment claims

A woman-on-woman sexual harassment accusation tearing apart a queer relationship is the engine driving Netflix's Accused.

How Accused got its story

• Anubhuti Kashyap says Netflix pitched the core concept first.
• Research turned up way more real-life cases than expected.
• Kashyap built the queer relationship around the fallout of the accusation.
• Other characters organically grew from that central conflict.

The cast and where to watch

• Konkona Sen Sharma and Pratibha Ranta lead the film.
• Accused is streaming on Netflix right now.

Kashyap's approach to the sensitive subject

• Sensationalizing the story was never on the table.
• Keeping an empathetic lens was a non-negotiable creative choice.
• Certain story events were meant to make viewers uncomfortable.
• Kashyap says the queer relationship itself wasn't the uncomfortable part.