'Haq' OTT Release, When And Where To Watch Courtroom Drama Starring Emraan Hashmi And Yami Gautam

Haq, the courtroom drama starring Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam, has created a buzz due to its gripping storyline and strong performances. For the unversed, the film will hit the big screens on November 7, 2025. The courtroom drama directed by Suparn Varma is inspired by the landmark case of Shah Bano Begum. However, the highly anticipated film failed to perform well at the box office. According to the latest reports, Haq is now gearing up for its digital release.

When and where to watch courtroom drama, Haq?

Directed by Suparn Varma, Haq is inspired by the struggle story of Shah Bano, a Muslim woman who went to the Supreme Court to seek justice after her husband, Mohammed Ahmad Khan, abandoned her and her children. The couple got married in 1932 and had five children, three sons and two daughters. 

The case, Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs. Shah Bano Begum became one of the most talked-about legal battles in India. The case is commonly known as the Shah Bano case. According to social media reports, the courtroom drama starring Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam is all set to release digitally on January 2, 2026. However, the date has not been officially confirmed. The film will be streaming on Netflix.

Plotline of the courtroom drama, Haq

The story of Haq revolves around 'Shazia Bano' (played by Yami Gautam). This character is based on the real-life, Shah Bano. In the film, 'Shazia Bano' will fight against her husband, 'Abbas' (played by Emraan Hashmi), as the latter has abandoned her and her children. He is also a rival lawyer at the court. Emraan’s character is based on Shah Bano’s husband and a well-known advocate from Indore, Mohammed Ahmad Khan.

When the courtroom drama, Haq faced legal trouble

Just before the theatrical release of Haq on November 7, 2025, it faced legal trouble. According to multiple reports, the legal heirs of Shah Bano, a Muslim who fought against her husband in the late '70s, filed a petition in Indore High Court demanding an immediate stay on the movie. In the petition, they claimed that the courtroom drama hurts Muslim sentiments and features a negative and misogynistic image.

However, after going through the petition, the Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed it and gave a green signal to the film. According to Justice Pranay Verma of the Indore bench, the privacy about which Shah Bano’s legal heirs mentioned in their petition cannot be inherited by them just like money, land or anything else. The order issued by the judge can be read as:

"Privacy or reputation earned by a person during his or her lifetime extinguishes with his or her death. It cannot be inherited like a movable or immovable property."

The judge highlighted the other matters, like the contents of the films being fabricated and said that according to the disclaimer of the courtroom drama, the film is fictional and an adaptation of a book and is inspired by the Shah Bano case. For the uninitiated, Haq is a fictionalised version of the Shah Bano case and is based on Jigna Vora’s book, Bano: Bharat ki Beti. The court’s order can be read as:

"Since the disclaimer itself states that the same is dramatisation and is fictional and an adaptation of a book and is inspired by a judgment of the Apex Court, it cannot be said that the contents of the film are fabricated. Since the film is an inspiration and a fiction, some amount of leeway is certainly permissible and merely because the same is done, it cannot be said that there has been any sensationalization or false portrayal."

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