Mumbai Dec 18 PTI A court of the chief metropolitan magistrate CMM here on Saturday rejected Bollywood actor Kangana Ranauts plea seeking transfer of her extortion complaint against veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar out of the magistrates court in suburban Andheri Ranaut had filed a counter complaint against Akhtar who is pursuing a criminal defamation case against her In her complaint before the magistrate court Ranaut had accused Akhtar of extortion and criminal intimidation The actor through her lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee had approached the CMM for transferring this case saying she lost faith in the magistrate court In her petition Ranaut had claimed that the court of the metropolitan magistrate had indirectly threatened her of issuing a warrant if she failed to appear before it in a bailable offence In October the CMM court had rejected her plea seeking transfer of the defamation case filed by Akhtar against her to another court The court had held that the Andheri metropolitan magistrate hearing the defamation case against Ranaut acted judiciously and hasnt shown any bias against the actor Akhtar 76 had filed a complaint in the Andheri court in November last year claiming that Ranaut had made defamatory statements against him in a television interview which allegedly damaged his reputation PTI AVI NSK NSK

Mumbai Oct 19 PTI Actor Kangana Ranauts spy thriller Dhaakad is set to be released theatrically on April 8 2022The film deals with the subject of child trafficking and the exploitation of women the makers said in a statementShot in Bhopal Budapest and Mumbai Dhaakad also stars Arjun Rampal and Divya DuttaRanaut who plays Agent Agni in the movie said the film was always meant for the big screen experienceIts a deeply stirring subject and we have made it on a scale that only theatres could do justice to The layered story at the heart of it needs to reach out to the masses and I am certain the film will speak to women across the board I cant wait for the audience to meet Agent Agni on April 8 the 34-year-old actor said in a statementThe film is directed by Razneesh Razy Ghai who said his intent was to ensure that Dhaakad stood at par with international action filmsDhaakad is produced by Deepak Mukut and Sohel MaklaiOur producers were a strong pillar of strength for us throughout It was an incredibly challenging film to make I am so thrilled for the audience to experience the rage and fury of Agni Ghai saidMukut said a woman shouldering a film of this scale and budget sets a new standard in BollywoodThe team has made a cool slick action film that will change the face of women-led action movies in the Hindi film industry added MaklaiDhaakad is presented by Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd in association with Kamal Mukut Sohel Maklai Productions and Asylum films PTI JUR RDS RDS