Amid reports of feud between the two, Vivek Agnihotri cropped Karan Johar out of a group photo clicked at the National Film Awards ceremony. Agnihotri attended the ceremony to accept the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration for 'The Kashmir Files'. In August, Agnihotri had accused Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan of "damaging India's cultural fabric".