'Dhurandhar' casting director Mukesh Chhabra revealed that Sara Arjun, who ended up playing 'Yalina Jamali', was chosen over 1,000 auditionees. Mukesh said, "We were clear that we wanted a 'fresh' girl with no [acting] background." He explained that a scene where Sara says, 'Are you an Indian agent?' in the film was used to evaluate the actors during the selection.