Netflix India's New Queer Psychological Drama

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Netflix India does not have a whole lot of Original LGBTQ tales in its assortment. There’s the 2022 film Cobalt Blue and the brief movie “Geeli Pucchi” inside the 2021 anthology Ajeeb Daastaans. There have additionally been LGBTQ subplots inside ensemble collection like class, The Royalsand Dabba Poster.

Because of that skinny historical past, the brand new Original film Accused looks like an enormous leap ahead. The movie focuses on a gynecologist caught up in a sexual misconduct scandal that threatens to destroy his skilled fame and his relationship along with his spouse. It’s becoming that the physician on the heart of the scandal is performed by Konkona Sen Sharmaone of many stars of the above-mentioned Ajeeb Daastaans section “Geeli Pucchi.”

Accused is directed by Anubhuti Kashyap (Doctor G) from a screenplay by Sima Agarwal & Yash Keswanithe duo behind the movies Anek and Khaali Peeli. The film is produced by Karan Johar‘s Dharmatic Entertainmentwhose prolific partnership with Netflix is chargeable for the Original movies Ajeeb Daastaans, Guilty, Meenakshi Sundareshwar, Nadaaniyaanand Aap Jaisa Koi and the Original collection Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and The Fame Game.

What is the plot of Accused?

Here’s how Netflix describes the plot of this psychological drama:

When a celebrated queer physician in London is accused of sexual misconduct, his life unravels. Now below a storm of suspicion and scrutiny, her marriage fractures and the reality blurs. Her spouse should determine whether or not to stroll away — or struggle for the girl the world is popping towards.

Who is solid in Accused?

Konkona Sen Sharma stars as Dr. Geetika Sen. Sen Sharma has a sturdy historical past with Netflix, having starred within the Original productions Killer Soup, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitareand Ajeeb Daastaans. She additionally directed the brief movie “The Mirror” for the Original anthology Lust Stories 2.

Pratibha Ranta performs Geetika’s spouse, Meera, a fellow physician. Ranta’s breakout function got here within the 2023 comedy Laapataa Ladies (“Lost Ladies“), India’s submission to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature. She additionally has an element within the Netflix Original Hindi collection Heeramandi.

Other key solid members embody:

Mashhoor Amrohi (War)
Aditya Nanda (Jigra)
Sukant Goel (Monica, O My Darling)
Monica Mahendru (Ray)
Kallirroi Tziafeta (Little Things)

Accused has a runtime of 1 hour 47 minutes and a TV-MA ranking for language within the US. It’s subtitled in Chinese (simplified and conventional), English (India), English SDH, Filipino, French, German, Hindi SDH, and Spanish. It additionally options dubbed dialogue variations in English, French, Hindi AD, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Spanish AD, Tamil, and Telugu.

You can see extra of Netflix’s upcoming TV and movie slate from India scheduled to reach in 2026 within the hyperlink supplied.