Kangana Ranaut vs Javed Akhtar case: Lyricist reacts to mutual settlement claims

Updated On: 29 March, 2025 07:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar says it was distressing for him to see that media reports did not mention the apology

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Javed Akhtar and Kangana Ranaut

On February 28, Javed Akhtar and Kangana Ranaut ended their four-year defamation case filed by the former against the actor by reaching a settlement through mediation (March 1). But the chapter is far from over. A month on, the noted screenwriter-lyricist is displeased by how sections of the media have portrayed it as a mutual settlement, disregarding the fact that he agreed to enter a mediation only after his singular ask was met—of receiving an apology from the actor.

A snapshot of Kangana Ranaut’s apology letter