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‘I’ve taken legal action’ – Kriti Sanon slams reports claiming she promoted trading platforms on Koffee With Karan 8

Kriti Sanon has issued a statement following reports that she promoted trading platforms’ on Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee With Karan 8. Kriti called such articles ‘completely fake and false’ on Instagram Stories. The actress also stated that she has filed a lawsuit. Kriti wrote on Instagram Stories, “There have been several articles reporting false news about me promoting some trading platforms at Koffee with Karan. These articles are completely fabricated and false, and they were published with dishonest and malicious intent. These articles are defamatory and falsely link me to trading platforms.”

She added, “I have never spoken about any trading platform on the show. I have taken legal action and issued a legal notice in response to such false articles and reports. I urge everyone to be wary of such false, fabricated, and defamatory reports (folded hands emoji).” She also posted screenshots of articles on her Instagram Stories with the caption “Fake news alert.” Kriti also put a ‘fake news’ sticker.

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— KritiSanon 24×7 (@KritiSanonZone) December 4, 2023

Karan’s show, Koffee With Karan 8, is now available on Disney+ Hotstar. Kriti will reportedly appear on the show alongside Janhvi Kapoor. Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Panday, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Rani Mukerji, and Kajol have all appeared as guests on the show.

Kriti will co-star with Shahid Kapoor in a romantic film that will be released in theatres on February 9, 2024. Kriti will also appear alongside Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, and Diljit Dosanjh in The Crew. She was most recently seen in Ganapath – A Hero Is Born, in which she co-starred with Tiger Shroff. Ganapath: A Hero is Born is directed by Vikas Bahl and stars Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. On October 20, the film was released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

Kriti won her first National Film Award the same month. She received the Best Actor Award for her performance in Mimi at the 69th National Film Awards ceremony on October 17 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Kriti had expressed her delight at her achievement, as quoted by news agency ANI, saying, “It is a surreal moment. This, I believe, is every actor’s dream. I thought it was a distant dream because I had only been in the industry for 10 years, but for something like this to happen, I feel very blessed and grateful.”