Daughter and legal heir of Shah Bano, Siddique Begum, served a legal notice to 'HAQ' movie's director Suparn Verma, Junglee Pictures, Baweja Studios and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairperson on Monday. The notice was sent demanding "immediate restraint on the publication, screening, promotion or release of the upcoming film," alleging an "unauthorised depiction of her personal life without the consent of her legal heirs."

The film features Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam, with the latter playing the role of Shah Bano . The film revisits the Supreme Court's landmark judgement in the Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum case, which ignited public debate over four decades ago and remains pertinent in today's context. The case brought forward questions about equal access

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