Kani Kesruti, who gained international fame with ‘All We Imagine As Light’, makes her Hindi debut in Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Assi’. She plays Parima, a rape survivor who seeks justice along with her lawyer Taapsee Pannu’s character. The film has collected Rs 5.6 crore in five days and is the third collaboration between Taapsee and Anubhav after Mulk and Thappad.
Kani Kesruti, who won global acclaim with Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, recently entered Hindi cinema with Anubhav Sinha’s Assi, a thrilling courtroom drama. In the film, she plays Parima, a rape survivor from New Delhi who fights for justice with the help of her lawyer Ravi, played by Taapsee Pannu. Speaking recently in an interview, Kani spoke about the challenges of working in a new language, the changing atmosphere for women on Malayalam film sets, and her thoughts on stories rooted in street justice and revenge.
Kanye Kasruti opens up about the language barrier she faces in Bollywood
In a conversation with SCREEN, Kani spoke about why she hasn’t been appearing in many Hindi films lately. The regional actress shared, “Because I don’t speak Hindi. I won’t be able to do all the roles that come to me. I tell them, ‘Please don’t cast me.’ It has to be something like Aasi because Anubhav made my character from Kerala very well. Otherwise he wanted it to be from another part of north India, maybe from Delhi.”
I told him I couldn’t even learn the lines. It will take me a lot of time to understand them. I don’t think I can learn Hindi so fast. As well as culture and many other things. I am a true Malayali in every aspect. I’m still thinking about Malayalam. I have to constantly translate when I speak in English.
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“Asi” maintains steady growth at the box office
Anubhav Sinha’s film ‘Asi’ has been performing consistently at the box office and has collected over Rs 5 crore in five days. The film was praised for bringing to light the serious issue of rising sexual violence against women.
According to Sacnilk, ‘Assi’ earned Rs 70 lakh on the 4th and 5th days, with no significant jump during the weekdays. It started with Rs 1 crore on the first day and did well over the weekend, earning Rs 1.6 crore on both Saturday and Sunday.
So far, the film’s total collection has reached Rs 5.6 crore.
Taapsee Pannu and Anubhav Sinha are in their third project together
‘Aasi’ marks the third collaboration between Taapsee Pannu and director Anubhav Sinha, after ‘Mulk’ (2018) and ‘Thappad’ (2020). The film tells the story of a Delhi woman who fights for justice after being subjected to a horrific sexual assault. It also features a wonderful cast that includes Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kumud Mishra, Revathi, and Manoj Pahwa.
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