Published on : 03 Nov 2025, 10:59 am 4 min read

The daughter of Shah Bano Begum - whose legal battle in in 1980s led to the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in favor of giving maintenance to divorced Muslim women - has moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court to stop the release of the film ‘Haq’ based on the same case [ Siddiqua Begum Khan Vs Union of India ].

The Emraan Hashmi, Yami Gautam starrer film is set to release on November 7. Shah Bano's daughter, Siddiqua Begum Khan, has argued that the film should not have been made without consent from Bano's heirs since it involves depiction of personal events.

The teasers and trailers of the film weave a fictional narrative that distorts the personalities and private lives of the individuals involved, Siddiqua Beum's plea says.

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