After the former launched a defamation complaint over her last year, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut have been involved in a legal struggle. Kangana had filed a petition at the Bombay High Court, requesting that the whole case brought for her against the 10th Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Andheri be dismissed. As during the hearing, Akhtar testified how he met Kangana and her sister Rangoli Chandel in 2016 to offer advice and comfort her regarding her dispute with actor Hrithik Roshan.
During the court hearing, Ranaut’s lawyer, Rizwan Siddiquee, offered a brief backdrop of the issue, stating that the lyricist had referred to the Ranaut sisters with the help of a therapist who was acquainted to both sides. Hrithik Roshan was also familiar with the doctor. Kangana went to meet Akhtar with her sister in 2016, and the doctor was indeed present.
Kangana and Hrithik were making the news at the time for their supposed romance and email exchanges. Akhtar stated in his court document regarding the case, “I tried to advise and pacify her to settle issues with Hrithik. However, she did not listen to me and told me that she would take the issue as per her choice and she would show him. As she was not in a mood to listen to me, I changed the topics and shared pleasantries with her, offered some tea or coffee to her, and saw her off till the lift.”
Siddiquee also brought up the doctor’s testimony, which stated that Akhtar had requested Ranaut to repent to Roshan. “Both of you are celebrities. This entire issue of fake emails will hurt our image in the media and the public. Hence, you should settle it by saying sorry to Hrithik Roshan,” the doctor confirmed in the statement.
In his statement, Akhtar further claimed that Kangana went on to accuse him of forming a “suicide gang” and pressuring “outsiders” to commit suicide. Kangana made the claimed statement during a widely aired interview following the death of Sushant Singh Rajput last year. Following these remarks, Akhtar initiated a defamation lawsuit against the actress.
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