Anubhav Sinha's 'Assi' Tackles Sexual Violence, Shocked by Survivor Accounts

• Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's new film 'Assi' explores the alarming rise in sexual violence against women.
• The courtroom thriller, starring Taapsee Pannu, Manoj Pahwa, and others, releases on February 20.
• 'Assi' refers to the 80 reported cases daily, a figure Sinha finds shocking and believes is just the 'tip of the iceberg'.
• Sinha grappled with an 'inner conflict' and extensively read survivor accounts, finding them deeply disturbing.
• The director aims to make the film engaging and a fast-moving thriller, while opening eyes to the issue.