Minutes after Kangana Ranaut announced her truce with Javed Akhtar, I spoke to Javed Saab on why he decided to call off his legal battle.
Javed Saab said, “She has given a letter of regret and apologies and unconditionally withdrawn all her words and statements, making a commitment that she will never repeat them again. Apologies for all the inconveniences caused to me. This is what I wanted and this what I got.”
For those who came in late, Javed Akhtar filed an elaborate defamation case against Kangana Ranaut for her repeated allegations that he summoned her to his home and “threatened” her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.
According to sources close to Javed Saab, no such threat was ever issued. Javed Saab is, by nature, very tolerant. But this was going on for too long. Remedial action had to be taken. Javed Saab filed an elaborate defamation case against Kangana. Javed Saab was ready for a long battle ahead, with no question of an out-of-court settlement.
Javed Saab wanted this lawsuit to be an example to all those “who think they can get away with saying anything about film personalities because they are too busy or to indifferent to retaliate. Aisa nahin hai. People must learn to be careful about their words not only when it comes to politicians but also about others.”
