Overview
- Kani Kusruti says she tells Hindi filmmakers “please don’t cast me” because she cannot quickly learn or deliver Hindi dialogues.
- She describes herself as a true Malayali who thinks in Malayalam and must translate when speaking other languages, which affects role authenticity.
- For Anubhav Sinha’s Assi, her character was rewritten as a Keralite after she said she could not convincingly play a Delhi native in Hindi.
- Assi has been noted for its performances and its engagement with vigilante and saviour tropes, while reported box-office totals remain modest at roughly ₹5–6.35 crore.
- She says film sets in Kerala feel safer since the Women in Cinema Collective formed, with more women and internal committees, though some compliance is driven by fear.