Javed Akhtar revealed that Kangana Ranaut’s lawyer asked if she could call her ‘Father Figure’ after forgiveness: ‘I told her that I do not want to be a father for such a beautiful girl.’ Hindi film news
Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has finally broken his silence on a legal battle and final apology with Kangana Ranaut. The two were closed for nearly five years in a defamation case, which began in 2020 when Kangana allegedly made a defamation comment against Akhtar in a television interview. In 2025, Kangana offered an unconditional apology in the court, an Act Akhtar says that the case was closed.In an interview with Lallantop, Javed Akhtar recalled the day of the court hearing when Kangana apologized. “Yes, we met in court that day. He wrote an unconditional apology before the judge and signed it.The conversation took a light turn when Akhtar shared an unexpected moment from the day. “After the court hearing, we talked. While leaving, he said that I should write songs for his next film. I said,” Why not? ” Then her lawyer asked if she should write in the statement that she honors me very much and sees me as a father.
Akhtar also insisted that this issue is now behind him. “Everything was solved. He had given a written apology that I had sought and also promised that I never promised to speak about me again. There was no personal enmity. She was unfounded what she said earlier, and she accepted. So why hold it?
