Anubhuti Kashyap DEFENDS “underwhelming” climax of Accused amid mixed reactions: “It’s a risk I took because…”
ACCUSED is the story of a celebrated queer doctor in trouble. Dr Geetika Sen (Konkona Sen Sharma) is the HOD, Gynaecology, at London's Chapelstone General Hospital. She is a taskmaster at her workplace and is known to be very strict with her juniors when they make mistakes. She is in... a live-in relationship with Dr Meera (Pratibha Rannta), who works at Willowbrook Children's Hospital. They plan to relocate to another city and adopt a baby. One day, their lives change as an anonymous e-mail is sent to Chapelstone. The sender, in this e-mail, accuses Geetika of sexual misconduct. As per the rules, the hospital hires an external professional, Jaideep Bhargav (Mashhoor Amrohi), to investigate the case. Geetika is assured that since the complaint is anonymous, no action will be taken against her. However, more anonymous emails follow, escalating the situation. Matters worsen when a former junior doctor publicly accuses Geetika of sexual harassment. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
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