Kangana Ranaut and Javed Akhtar have officially settled their long-running legal battle, opting for an out-of-court resolution after five years. Both have agreed to withdraw their respective cases against each other. Ranaut, now an elected member of parliament, shared the news on Instagram on Friday. “Today Javed Ji and I have resolved our legal matter (defamation case) through mediation. In the mediation, Javed Ji has been very kind and gracious, he also agreed to write songs for my next directorial,” she wrote alongside a picture of the two. The dispute began in 2020 when Akhtar filed a defamation case against Ranaut over remarks she made in an interview following Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Recalling a past meeting, she had said, “Once Javed Akhtar called me to his house and told me Rakesh Roshan and his family are very big people. If you don’t apologise to them, you will have nowhere to go… you will commit suicide. These were his words. He shouted and yelled at me. I was shaking in his house.” Akhtar dismissed her claims in court, stating, “Whatever Kangana said in the interview is a lie and nothing but a lie.” Ranaut had also accused him of extortion and invading her privacy. [embedpost slug="javed-akhtar-responds-fiercely-to-communal-remarks-on-his-team-india-praising-post/"]
Javed Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut settle their long-running legal battle
Javed Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut settle their long-running legal battle
