By – Shubhendra Singh Rajawat
After the fight between Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan in 2016, Javed is said to have invited her to his house so he could give her some advice. A legal battle soon occurred.
Actress Kangana Ranaut and lyricist Javed Akhtar are still engaged in court proceedings. According to a report from India Today, Javed Akhtar has been called before the Mumbai Magistrate Court in response to Kangana’s complaint under Indian Penal Code sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insult to a woman’s modesty). On August 5, he must appear before the Andheri court. (Also Read | Javed Akhtar describes in court what transpired the evening he invited Kangana Ranaut over)
Court orders Kangana and Javed’s doctor
Dr. Ramesh Agarwal, the doctor for Kangana Ranaut and Javed, testified in court on Monday as one of the witnesses for the 10th Magistrate’s court. He discussed the 2016 encounter between Kangana, Javed, and Rangoli Chandel, Kangana’s sister. He informed the court that Javed had spoken to him about the conflict involving Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan and added that the stars should come to an agreement.
Kangana was invited to Javed’s house
When Kangana and Hrithik Roshan had a public argument in 2016, Javed invited her to his house to provide some counsel. In an interview she gave in 2020, Kangana said that he had intimidated her for raising the subject and had subsequently sued her for defamation. After that, she also complained about Javed.
What the doctor said to Javed Akhtar’s lawyers
According to India Today, when the doctor was questioned about allegedly defamatory remarks made at the meeting by Javed’s attorney Jay Bharadwaj, he claimed he hadn’t heard them. The conversation lasted for perhaps 20 to 30 minutes, and before they parted, Javed warned her, “You will have to apologize,” according to Dr. Agarwal. Javed responded that he had said “aap maafi mangiye” rather than “padegi ya mangiye,” which means “you will have to apologize or you will seek forgiveness.” Additionally, he denied that “any exchange of harsh words” occurred.
This is what Dr. Agarwal said to Kangana’s lawyers.
Dr. Agarwal denied that Kangana had requested him or Javed to mediate the conflict between her and Hrithik after Rizwan Siddiquee of Kangana’s legal team questioned the actor. He acknowledged that Javed Akhtar had asked him to attend the meeting. Dr. Agarwal said when questioned about the meeting’s topic and Hrithik and his family’s absence that it was for both parties to apologize to one another. He stated that he was unaware that Akhtar would merely urge Kangana to apologize and wouldn’t call the Roshans.
He responded, “She informed me that, first both of us (Kangana and Hrithik Roshan) were to apologise, but now only I am being asked to apologise,’ when asked if Kangana had said anything after leaving Javed’s home. She explained to me that she felt uneasy because of this.