India, Feb. 19 -- Anubhav Sinha's Assi has been billed as an urgent watch. The courtroom drama reunites the filmmaker with Taapsee Pannu, who previously starred in Mulk and Thappad. In this film, Taapsee plays a feisty lawyer fighting a rape case. Acclaimed actor Kani Kusruti takes on the challenging role of the rape survivor in the film. Ahead of the film's release, Kani speaks with Hindustan Times about getting into the psyche of her character and more.

Assi focuses on the battle two women - Kani and Taapsee's characters - have to wage against the legal system and corruption in order to get justice in a gruesome rape case. Kani's portrayal of the rape survivor has already earned her plaudits in the early reviews. While many would assum...