Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has filed a defamation case against actor Kangana Ranaut in a Mumbai court for making baseless allegations against him in comments made to the media on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput

The complaint filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri stated that Kangana, during an interview to an English news channel, said Bollywood was run by mafia. She named Akhtar as one of the celebrities who were a part of the mafia.

Akhtar alleged that the video of the interview was watched by millions on YouTube alone, thereby damaging his reputation, according to a report in livelaw.in. The complaint is scheduled to be heard on December 3.

In a separate matter, the Mumbai Police on Monday issued notice to Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear before them on November 10 and November 11 in link with a case of allegedly promoting enmity between communities through their statements.