Assi

When Parima, a school teacher in Delhi, is gang-raped on her way home late at night after an office party, Raavi, a prosecution lawyer, fights tooth and nail to help her get justice. But when eighty sexual assault cases are reported in India every single day, regardless of age group, ethnicity, time, or place, and only four go to trial, what does justice really mean?

Cast

Taapsee Pannu

as Raavi

Kani Kusruti

as Parima

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

as Vinay

Revathi

as Vasudha

Kumud Mishra

as Kartik

Satyajit Sharma

as Navrattan

Jatin Goswami

as Sanjay Narwal

Manoj Pahwa

as Deepraj

Naseeruddin Shah

as Basu Sir

Supriya Pathak

as Nikka's Mother

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