New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Priya Sachdeva Kapur has filed a civil defamation suit before the Delhi High Court seeking Rs 20 crore in damages against Mandhira Kapur Smith and podcast host Pooja Chaudhri, alleging that statements made about her through podcasts, interviews, social media posts and republished online content have seriously harmed her reputation and caused emotional distress.

In the suit, filed under the court's ordinary original civil jurisdiction, Kapur has sought a decree for damages amounting to Rs 20,00,00,000 for alleged loss of reputation, mental agony and social humiliation.

She has also requested that the court grant permanent and mandatory injunctions restraining the defendants from publishing or circulating any further...