Overview
- Kangana Ranaut said in a recent ANI podcast that after an ex filed a case against her she was branded a witch and accused of practicing black magic.
- She recalled facing the scrutiny at about age 26–27 and said she chose not to soften her responses because she felt targeted.
- The ex is actor Adhyayan Suman, who in a 2016 interview alleged a midnight puja in a black-draped room and a request to perform rituals at a graveyard after their 2008–09 relationship.
- Coverage also notes a separate 2017 criminal defamation complaint filed in an Andheri court by Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab against Ranaut and her sister Rangoli over statements about her past with Pancholi.
- Ranaut said the success of her 2014 film Queen helped her withstand the period, and reports identify her today as a four-time National Award winner, a Padma Shri honoree, an MP from Mandi, and the lead of the 2025 film Emergency, with no new legal action reported.