After Rs 100-Cr Defamation Suit, Nawazuddin Wants Settlement With Ex-Wife, Brother

Mumbai: Days after filing a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against his former wife Aaliya Siddiqui and brother Shamasuddin Siddiqui, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has expressed the willingness to settle the legal matter.

Aaliya’s lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has received a draft settlement from Nawazuddin’s legal team, ETimes reported.

Aaliya’s lawyer said that the defamation suit will first have to be withdrawn before discussing any sort of settlement between the two parties.

The defamation suit, which was filed by the actor last week in Bombay High Court, seeks Rs 100 crore in damages and a written apology from Aaliya and Shamasuddin.

Claiming that his brother and ex-wife have misappropriated Rs 21 crore from him, Nawazuddin’s petition also sought directions from the court to permanently restrain his former wife and brother from making defamatory remarks against him.

Aaliya’s lawyer stated that she will never go back to Nawaz, but the two will do the best for their two children together in a mature way.

“Mr Nawazuddin Siddiqui, through his advocates, has sent me a draft of the terms of the settlement… I am in the process of discussing the same with my client. I assure that from my side, I am trying to fully ensure that all disputes between the parties end once and for all; and that both parties as parents concentrate on the well-being of their minor children and work towards securing their future,” Aaliya’s lawyer was quoted as saying by India Today.

Nawazuddin’s lawyer told the high court that he was willing to withdraw his habeas corpus petition and settle legal issues with Aaliya, provided he could meet his two children.

Even the Bombay High Court had earlier suggested that Nawaz and Aaliya should try to resolve their differences amicably, in the best interests of their minor children.