Sara Ali Khan made a promising debut with the Film Kedarnath. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the film also features Sushant Singh Rajput.  Set in the hill station of Uttarakhand, the story of Kedarnath revolves around a Hindu girl falling in love with a Muslim boy and the societal opposition due to their different religions. It is set against the backdrop of a natural calamity. This film got into controversy for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments and promoting 'love-jihad' from the beginning of its shooting. Due to controversy film got the ban in the Uttarakhand and Sara is disappoint for this.

Sara says she was disappointed that she couldn't share her labour of love, her debut film "Kedarnath", with the people of Uttarakhand.  She said  Yes, I am disappointed. It is a weird kind of disappointment which hasn't come from anything else other than the fact that the place Uttarakhand has given me a lot. Those 45 days (of shooting the film) in Kedarnath has given me a lot. The least I could have done for the people over there, giving them back 'Kedarnath', the film. But now, what to do.

After Kedarnath, Sara will be seen along with Ranveer Singh in Simmba.