Mohalla Assi

Mohalla Assi is a 2012 Bollywood film starring Sunny Deol, and directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi who previously directed Pinjar, starring Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai, and most known for television epic Chanakya. The film is based on Dr. Kashinath Singh's popular Hindi novel Kashi Ka Assi. Assi Ghat is a ghat in Varanasi on the banks of Ganges River, and the film is based in a famous and historical 'Mohalla' by the ghat, on the southern end of Banaras. Also starring Ravi Kishen and Sakshi Tanwar, the film is set in the post-independence period. Currently film is in post-production stage and likely to release in January, 2013. As of November 2013, the film is delayed as the film director has stopped the work claiming that he has not been paid his dues. Sunny Deol plays the lead role of Sanskrit teacher and an orthodox religious priest while Sakshi Tanwar plays his wife. The release date of Mohalla Assi has been repeatedly pushed back and allegations of non-payment have continued to surface.