In his role as a Councillor, Jassa authored a policy paper that paved the way for Equity’s challenge to casting directory Spotlight at the High Court. He is a named claimant on the case, which will now go to the Court of Appeal.

Jassa’s talk at TEDx Chandigarh, India, has clocked up over 250k views and has become a go-to education resource.

“In any recruitment process, you expect people to be treated the same. I was asked in my audition to riff in Punjabi. Was Ed Westwick asked to do that?”

Jassa had a direct hand in authoring Equity’s pioneering code of best practice for self tapes, an industry standard that is set to become a contractual agreement.

In 2023, Jassa took part in a charity expedition to Annapurna Base Camp with One Family, in support of Maiti Nepal. He helped raise over £60,000 in the fight against human trafficking.

Jassa was first elected to Equity’s Race Equality Committee in 2019. He resigned in protest at the union’s failings on racism, before supporting Paul Fleming’s successful leadership bid.

Jassa has spoken at various Republic events in support of their mission to abolish the British monarchy in favour of a democratic republic.

In 2022, Jassa made a BBC documentary called Am I English? exploring mixed identity and advocating for a new approach to national belonging. The film won an Asian Media Award.