Comments By Kangana Ranaut Post Sushant Rajput Death A Lie: Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar made the remarks when he appeared before Andheri metropolitan magistrate court in suburban Mumbai for cross-examination by defence lawyer in a defamation case filed by him against Kangana Ranaut.

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday told a Mumbai court that certain comments made by filmstar Kangana Ranaut during an interview to a news channel after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June 2020 were "nothing but a lie".

Mr Akhtar made the remarks when he appeared before Andheri metropolitan magistrate court in suburban Mumbai for cross-examination by defence lawyer in a defamation case filed by him against Kangana.

The 76-year-old lyricist-poet had filed a complaint in the magistrate's court in November 2020, claiming Kangana had made certain defamatory statements against him in a television interview, which allegedly damaged his reputation.

In the interview given to a news channel in 2020 after the death of Rajput, among other statements, Kangana had claimed Mr Akhtar asked her to apologise to co-star Hrithik Roshan, who in 2016 filed a lawsuit against her seeking an apology after public spat over a statement on their alleged relationship.