Sonu Sood was all set to play a pivotal role in Kangana Ranaut and Krrish's directorial venture, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. However, he quit the film after few days of shooting and was Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub played the character he was essaying. Sood has now spoken about the same.

In an interview with Barkha Dutt, when asked about the same, this is what the actor had to say, "Kangana is a friend of mine from many years, and I don't want to hurt her sentiments. But to talk about it, I will say that when we had shot for major portions of Manikarnika, I asked my director that we need to start shooting again and he said that he received an email saying that he is not going to be a part of the project anymore."