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Supreme Court Allows Kangana to Withdraw Petition Over Book Dispute
Kangana Ranaut Case: During the hearing on the allegations against actress Kangana Ranaut regarding 'Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda', the Bombay High Court issued instructions to the actress.
Actress Kangana Ranaut received the Supreme Court's approval to withdraw her petition in the Didda case. A police report (FIR) has been filed against her in Mumbai. Writer Ashish Kaul has accused her of using his book without permission.
In a hearing in the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut received permission to withdraw her petition in the Didda case. An FIR was filed against the actress at the Khar police station in Mumbai in 2021, accusing her of using pages from an author's book for her film. Ashish Kaul initially approached the magistrate court for this matter, and the court subsequently directed him to file an FIR. Consequently, the police filed a charge sheet against Kangana.
This legal battle began when actress Kangana Ranaut tweeted to announce her film "Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda." She used excerpts from author Ashish Kaul's book in a tweet, but without the author's permission. A Hindi translation of the book has now been released.
In her defense, Kangana stated that someone had emailed the book, titled "The Kashmiri Queen Who Defeated Ghazni Twice," to her sister Rangoli, not her. The email remained unopened. When she announced the film in 2021, she used whatever information was available about Rani Didda. The film's inspiration was drawn from history, not Kaul's book. Therefore, there is nothing to allege.
