Mumbai – September 20 (Online): Actor Kangana Ranaut arrived in Andheri magistrate’s court Monday for the hearing in the defamation case filed against her by veteran Bollywood lyricist, Javed Akhtar. Akhtar too was present in court.
Last week, the court had directed her to appear on the next date, failing which it would issue an arrest warrant. After Ranaut’s appearance, the court adjourned the matter to November 15.
Her lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee said that Ranaut has moved a plea before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate seeking a transfer of the defamation case from the incharge court on the grounds that that she has “lost faith.” She has also filed a counter case against Akhtar. Both will be heard on October 1.
In her complaint against Akhtar, Ranaut has accused him of extortion and criminal intimidation among other charges. She claims that in a public dispute with a co-star, Hrithik Roshan, Akhtar called her sister and her to his house at Juhu, and threatened her
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