Kangana settles with Javed Akhtar

The long-running legal feud between Bollywood actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has officially ended, with both parties withdrawing their respective complaints before the Bandra magistrate court on Friday.

- Revu Suresh

MUMBAI:

The case stemmed from an interview Ranaut gave in July 2020 following actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Akhtar subsequently filed a defamation complaint against her in November 2020, alleging that her statements damaged his reputation. In response, Ranaut lodged a counter-complaint in September 2021, accusing Akhtar of criminal intimidation and attempting to coerce her into issuing an apology to actor Hrithik Roshan.

The special magistrate court, which handles cases involving MPs and MLAs, officially disposed of the matter after both parties opted for mediation.