Kangana Ranaut Settles Defamation Case With Javed Akhtar Through 'Mediation', 'He Has Been..'

Kangana Ranaut is known as the most controversial Hindi film actress. She always hogs the limelight for her reported rifts with famous stars in Bollywood. One of them was veteran lyricist, Javed Akhtar, with whom she had a long-running legal battle. For the unversed, Kangana and Javed's legal battle started in 2020 after the lyricist filed a complaint against her, claiming she made defamatory remarks against Javed in a TV interview. Now, after five years, the case has been resolved, and Kangana shared a social media update related to the same.

Kangana Ranaut shares picture with Javed Akhtar, talks about resolving legal matter

 A while back, Kangana had taken to her Instagram story section to share a picture of herself with Javed. The picture was taken at a magistrate court in Bandra on February 28, 2025, where both parties settled their five-year-long dispute. The Queen actress had worn a pink-hued saree with her hair neatly tied in a bun. Javed, on the other side, had worn a simple white kurta. According to an India Today report, Akhtar and Ranaut had reportedly reached the magistrate's court at 10.30 Am. Present were Magistrate Ashish Awari and their lawyers, Jay K. Bharadwaj and Rizwan Siddiquee. While sharing the defamation case update, Kangana mentioned:

"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."

Javed Akhtar and Kangana Ranaut's court case proceedings happened behind closed doors

Reportedly, Kangana and Javed's court case proceedings took place behind closed doors. It was Kangana's third appearance in front of the court after Akhtar filed the case against her in November 2020. Before the proceedings started, Kangana's lawyer shared that she did not want to have a media trial. The lawyer requested the court to order everyone to leave as the reporters present at the court wanted to speak to the magistrate, RN Sheikh.

The proceedings occurred in front of Kangana and Javed's lawyer behind closed doors. The actress pleaded guilty and strictly avoided a media trial. Kangana also had to record her verification statement in the cross-complaint that she filed against Javed. Reportedly, it was in April 2024 when she had asked for an in-camera proceeding. Javed had claimed that Kangana's derogatory statements had tarnished his reputation.

How the dispute between Kangana Ranaut and Javed Akhtar started?

According to a report by the ABP News, Kangana shared in an interview that Javed had pressured her to apologise to Hrithik Roshan, her rumoured ex-flame who had also filed a legal case against her in 2016. It was in December 2024 that both Kangana and Javed had agreed to put water over the matter amicably. Kangana, earlier in a media statement as quoted by the publication, shared:

"Once Javed Akhtar called me to his house and told me Rakesh Roshan (father of Hrithik Roshan) and his family are very big people. If you don't apologise to them, you will have nowhere to go. They will put you in jail, and eventually, the only path would be that of destruction… you will commit suicide. These were his words. He shouted and yelled at me. I was shaking in his house."

What do you think of Kangana Ranaut giving an update on the legal case dispute with Javed Akhtar?

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