When talking about why she chose to have the film set in London, Anubhuti said that she never wanted Accused to take place in India because a queer relationship could not be contextually normalised—the couple couldn’t have been married.
“I would have had to make a commentary on queer relationships. I did not want to do that. They are just a couple who happens to be queer.”, she added.
Further talking about her approach to portraying a queer relationship in Indian cinema, Anubhuti said that her primary aim was to tell a female-led story, rather than sensationalising the queerness of the film.
