Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi are gearing up for the release of their upcoming courtroom drama Haq, inspired by the historic Shah Bano Begum case. But it looks like the film has fallen into legal trouble as the legal heirs of Shah Bano Begum, represented by Adv Tousif Warsi, have filed a petition in the Indore High Court seeking a stay on the release of the upcoming film Haq, starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi .

They claim the film misrepresents Sharia law, hurts Muslim sentiments, and that the makers do not have right from Shah Bano’s family. The case will be heard soon.

Based on the Shah Bano Case

Haq draws inspiration from the 1985 Supreme Court verdict in the Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum case — a ruling that upheld a Muslim woman’s right to maintenance under Indian

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