The legal heirs of Shah Bano Begum through their Counsel Adv Tousif Warsi have filed a petition in Indore High Court seeking an immediate stay on the release of the upcoming film “HAQ” starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi.
Their claim is that the movie hurts the sentiments of the Muslim community and portrays Sharia law in a bad misogynistic light. They also claim that the makers of the film have NO legal rights from the legal heirs of Shah Bano Begum.
The Indore high court is expected to hear the matter shortly. The makers of the film are being represented by Hitesh Jain, Parinaam Law and Ameet Naik of Naik & Naik.
Meanwhile while The film’s trailer has been widely appreciated the film has become a polarising topic for the internet – with progressive secularists rooting for the film and hardliners speaking ill of the film.