Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has sacked actor Yograj Singh from The Kashmir Files over a controversial speech made by him on the farmers' protests. Singh has been replaced by Puneet Issar in the important role. The actor stepped aboard overnight.

According to sources, "A day before the shooting of the film, director Vivek Agnihotri received actor Yograj Singh's video of the blasphemous speech and Agnihotri was shocked. He couldn't tolerate someone slamming women and to make it worse, Singh tried to create a hateful decisive narrative. At that moment he decided Yograj cannot be part of The Kashmir Files. He had sent Yograj an official termination letter due to which the director suffered a big financial loss. To avoid losing time, Agnihotri made a last minute call to Puneet Issar and asked him to step aboard."