Actor Puneet Issar On Replacing Yograj Singh in 'The Kashmir Files'

Puneet Issar On Replacing Yograj Singh in 'The Kashmir Files'

Former cricketer and actor Yograj Singh stirred major controversy with his deplorable comment against Hindus. He not only got brutally criticized for it but his blasphemous speech also got him kicked out from Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files. Puneet Issar has now replaced Yograj Singh.

An insider revealed, “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 worst, 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 up aboard."

On being a part of the project, Puneet Issar said, "I am very glad that I got this golden opportunity to work with versatile and talented director Vivek Agnihotri in his movie 'The Kashmir Files'. I almost admire all his films because his films contain a strong purpose and also expose the truth in front of people. I really admire his film 'Tashkent Files' which was beyond words. His recent upcoming movie 'The Kashmir Files' will be more powerful than previous movies. I feel very blessed that I got an opportunity to play a nationalist, a DGP's character in the movie. I would like to thank Agnihotri for giving me a chance to prove myself."

The Kashmir Files also stars Anupam Kher and is slated to release next year.