Kangana Ranaut and Javed Akhtar settle defamation case after 5-year legal battle

The defamation case between actress Kangana Ranaut and lyricist Javed Akhtar has been settled. The 5-year legal battle ended with Kangana Ranaut apologizing. Kangana Ranaut made remarks against Javed Akhtar in connection with the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

The defamation case between Kangana and lyricist Javed Akhtar has been settled after a long 5-year legal battle. Kangana Ranaut apologized for the remarks she made against Javed Akhtar in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Kangana also told the court that she made the remarks due to a misunderstanding. With this, the case was settled.

Javed Akhtar had filed a defamation case against Kangana in 2020, alleging that he had been dragged into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Kangana later filed a defamation case against Akhtar, alleging that he had been insulted. Kangana and Akhtar, who appeared in court in person on Wednesday, announced that they had settled the case. Kangana said that she had made the statement against Akhtar due to a misunderstanding and apologized for the inconvenience caused to Javed Akhtar.

Akhtar, who accepted Kangana's apology, informed the court that he was withdrawing the complaint. After the case was settled, Kangana shared a picture with Javed Akhtar on social media. Kangana also announced that Javed Akhtar had agreed to write a song for her new film.