India, Feb. 7 -- The promotions of Anubhav Sinha's upcoming courtroom drama Assi began in an unconventional fashion. The first asset only had a title and release date, not even the cast and crew's names. The next one simply said that the writer is the highest-paid crew member in this film. It wasn't until the trailer was released last week that Taapsee Pannu was revealed as the film's star and Anubhav as the director.

However, the film's claim has sparked conversation about giving writers their due. In an industry where writers have often talked about not being paid as much as stars and other crew members, this was heralded as a welcome change. Strangely enough, the writer himself had no idea this was the case. Ahead of the film's releas...