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In relief to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court on Friday quashed and set aside the September 9 order issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing demolition of alleged alterations carried at her Bandra office.

A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I Chagla said Ranaut was allowed to take steps to make the bungalow habitable. However, the extent of the demolished portion requires planning permission, which can be taken from BMC.

This means Ranaut cannot do anything contrary to the sanctioned plan, and for portions not demolished she can seek regularisation.

Karan Johar has finally responded to Madhur Bhandarkar, days after being accused of tweaking the title owned by the latter and using it for Dharma productions’ upcoming reality web show, The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. The show would premiere on Netflix on Friday with the focus on four ‘Bollywood wives’ - Neelam Kothari, Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Panday.

In an open letter to Bhandarkar that he shared on social media, Karan wrote, “Dear Madhur, Our relationship goes back a long way and we have both been a part of this close-knit industry for many, many years. Through all these years. I have been an ardent admirer of your work and I have always wished the best for you.”

Apologising for the use of such a title for the upcoming show, Karan further said, “I know you have been upset with us. I humbly apologise for any grievance that has been caused to you during the course of the last few weeks. However, I would want to clarify that we have chosen this new and different title -The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives keeping in mind the non-fiction format of our reality-based franchise series. As our title was distine, I did not foresee it upsetting you as it has and for that I duly apologise.”

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is known for sharing her personal views on social media without any hesitation, has often ended up grabbing everyone’s attention. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday evening, the ‘Queen’ actress took a dig at movie mafia as she congratulated the team of ‘Jallikattu‘ on making it to the Oscars.

Taking to social media, Kangana tweeted, “All the scrutiny/ bashing Bullydawood gang got is finally yielding some results, Indian films aren’t just about 4 film families, movie mafia gang is hiding in their houses and letting juries do their job and congratulations team #Jallikattu.”

Meanwhile, it was on Wednesday after that filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery‘s directorial ‘Jallikattu’ was announced as India’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.

Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel will not be arrested for now, the Bombay High Court said today, ordering them to appear before the Mumbai police on January 8 in a case filed against them over provocative social media posts.

The High Court, hearing the sisters' request to cancel the case, said they must honour summons and gave them protection from arrest. But the court also questioned sedition charges against them.

"We are of the prima facie opinion that interim protection till the matter is heard at length deserves to be granted. The police shall not take any coercive action including arrest against the applicants (Ranaut and Chandel)," the court said.

The makers of Indoo Ki Jawani dropped the much-awaited trailer of the film on Monday evening and it promises full-on entertainment. The film stars Kiara Advani and Aditya Seal in the lead roles. In the trailer, Kiara plays the role of a girl-next-door named Indira Gupta aka Indoo, who is trying to find her true love. On her friend's suggestion, she tries her luck on Tinder, a dating app. However, her life takes a new turn after she meets a man from Pakistan (played by Aditya Seal), who disguised himself as a Hyderabad native. After she gets to know about his real identity, she sees news about terrorists from Pakistan infiltrating the city. She starts suspecting him. The second half of the trailer shows how Indoo's love story takes a new twist.