Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has lastly damaged his silence on the authorized battle and eventual apology from Kangana Ranaut. The 2 had been locked in a defamation case for almost 5 years, which started in 2020 after Kangana allegedly made defamatory remarks in opposition to Akhtar in a tv interview. In 2025, Kangana provided an unconditional apology in court docket, an act Akhtar says introduced closure to the matter.In an interview with The Lallantop, Javed Akhtar recalled the day of the court docket listening to when Kangana submitted her apology. “Sure, we met that day in court docket. She wrote an unconditional apology earlier than the decide and signed it. I by no means requested her for cash — not Rs 50 crore, not even 5 rupees. I had solely requested for an apology, and he or she gave it in entrance of the decide, who signed it too,” he mentioned.The dialog took a light-hearted flip when Akhtar shared an sudden second from that day. “After the court docket listening to, we spoke. Whereas leaving, she mentioned I ought to write songs for her subsequent movie. I mentioned, ‘Why not?’ Then her lawyer requested if they need to write within the assertion that she respects me so much and sees me as a father determine. I informed them to not add that — I don’t wish to be a father determine to such a lovely woman,” Akhtar added with a smile.
Akhtar additionally careworn that the problem is now behind him. “The whole lot was resolved. She gave the written apology I had requested for and likewise promised by no means to discuss me in such a way once more. There was no private enmity. What she mentioned earlier was baseless, and he or she accepted that. So why maintain on to it? If I meet her once more, I’ll greet her warmly.”