Anubhav Sinha on ‘Assi,’ Patriarchy and Courtroom Realism: ‘This Is a Story of Rape. This Is Not the Story of an Individual’

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Anubhav Sinha spent years carrying the unease before “ Assi ” became a film. The director, whose socially driven second act began with “Mulk” in 2018, tells Variety that the subject of sexual violence never fully left him between news cycles and candle-march protests. “Maybe it goes away from your front lobe,” he says, “but it stays there.” The reckoning came when he stopped blaming institutions and looked closer to home. 'Little House on the Prairie' Trailer: Netflix's Reboot Introduces the