Haq (trans. Right) is an Indian Hindi language courtroom drama film. Directed by Suparn Verma. Screen play by Reshu Nath. Starring Yami Gautam Dhar, Emraan Hashmi, Sheeba Chaddha.
It is inspired by journalist Jigna Vora ‘s book, Bano : Bharat ki Beti, which is based on the landmark Supreme Court judgement of Mohd. Ahmed Khan V. Shah Bano Begum.
Released on 7 Nov. 2025.
Made on a budget of est. Rs 40-45 crores it garnered est. Rs 28.68 crores. It received positive reviews from the critics but it under performed at the box office.
It released on Netflix on 2 Jan.2026. It topped the charts in India &ranked second globally among non-English languaga films.
Shubra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 3.5 /5 stars. The film achieves what it sets out to do with clear eyed empathy, giving us an ordinary woman who found extraordinary strength & resilience to fight for her cause & created, without ever realising , history.
Ravi Ranjan Kumar, a film critic & writer gave a 5/5rating, due to acting, cinematography & story of this film.
I remember the newspapers with the ‘Shah Bano’ case headlines but never really knew all the details. The film simply puts the facts & lets us watch as the events unfold.
I have been watching Yami since ‘Vicky Doner’ & following her films. I love how comfortable she is on screen. Her smiles, laughs & sobs are all real. Not reel.
She has emergered out of her model image & transformed into a wonderful actress. With every film she brings out quality performances & betters herself somehow.
I cried with her betrayal & her fight for justice. ‘Mera Haq’ how apt. The children are theirs. Yet she fights alone for the maintenance. He is happy with his second wife. Happy? The other woman also agrees ‘Bano is right!’
Bano wins the case. A fighter & a winner. The paltry sum is nothing but the fight for justice is important. A trendsetter.
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