The film ‘Haq’ is embroiled in a legal dispute just days before its release. The film starring Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam is said to be based on the Shah Bano case, but Shah Bano’s family has alleged that details of her personal life have been used in the film without permission, thereby violating her privacy.
According to available information, Shah Bano’s daughter Siddika Begum has filed a petition in the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court demanding a ban on the release of the film. The film is scheduled to hit the theaters on November 7. Advocate Tausif Warsi, appearing for Siddiqa, says the filmmakers neither took the family’s consent nor sought permission to use life-based incidents.
Shah Bano’s grandson Zubair Ahmed Khan has also raised objection on the same issue. He says that after watching the teaser, he came to know that the film has been made, and many facts have been distorted in it. He said that it was a personal matter, which is now being presented commercially.
On the other hand, the production side of the film has clarified that the film is not completely based on real events, but has been dramatized. Producer’s lawyer Ajay Bagadia said that a disclaimer has been given in the beginning of the film that it is inspired by Shah Bano’s case and the book titled ‘Bano, Bharat Ki Beti’.
Let us tell you that the Shah Bano case was a historic decision in 1985 on India’s women’s rights and laws related to alimony. In 1985, the Supreme Court had said that Shah Bano should get maintenance allowance from her former husband, but after this the Rajiv Gandhi government made this decision ineffective by bringing a law.
‘Haq’, directed by Surpan S Verma, stars Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam in the lead roles. This film is made under the banner of Junglee Pictures and its producers are Vineet Jain, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta and Harman Baweja. The controversy related to the film has not only increased the legal complications, but it is also being seen whether the court will ban it or not, because the family’s objections have now reached the court.