Assi

Assi

Parima is a Malayali school teacher living in Delhi with her husband Vinay and their young son, leading a modest but content middle‑class life. One night while returning home from a staff gathering, she is abducted near a metro station by five young men in a car, who brutally gang‑rape her for hours, film parts of the assault, and then dump her on a railway track, assuming she will die. Severely injured, half‑clothed, and bleeding, Parima is discovered by a passerby and rushed to the hospital, where she survives but is left with deep physical and psychological trauma. Her assault quickly becomes a national news story, framed as yet another horrific Delhi rape case, and the film repeatedly reminds viewers that the title “Assi” refers to the statistic of roughly 80 reported rapes a day in India. The police launch an investigation, rounding up the five accused, but from the beginning the system feels indifferent and corrupt, with hints of bribery, tampered evidence, and half‑hearted paperwork. Vinay struggles between caring for his wife and protecting their son from the media circus and social stigma, while his friend and colleague Kartik grows increasingly disillusioned and angry at how the case is being handled. Around them, Parima’s school distances itself to avoid controversy, neighbours gossip and blame, and some of her own acquaintances falter in their support, illustrating how victims are socially isolated even as their stories are consumed by the public.

Director

Anubhav Sinha

Release

20 Feb 2026

Run time

133 min

Language

Hindi