Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 9: Bollywood actors Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi’s much-awaited courtroom drama Haq hit theatres on November 7 and has opened to positive reviews from both critics and audiences. A touching video from one of the film’s screenings has now gone viral, showing a Muslim woman breaking down in tears as she hugged Yami Gautam after watching the movie.
In the video shared by a paparazzo, Yami and Emraan were seen interacting with fans at a theatre screening of Haq. Overwhelmed with emotion, a Muslim woman approached Yami, held her hand, and said, “Bahot khushi hui. Dekh ke mujhe laga ke yeh haq humko milna chahiye (I felt very happy watching it. I felt everyone should get this right).”
The woman then kissed Yami’s hand and added, “Yeh mere liye bhi hai ke main bhi aise lad sakti hoon. Mujhe bahot seekh mili (This is also for me, that I too can fight like this. I learnt a lot).” Another clip showed the woman embracing Yami tightly as she broke down, moved by the film’s message of courage and justice.
Directed by Suparn Varma and written by Reshu Nath, Haq draws inspiration from the real-life story of Shah Bano Begum, whose historic 1985 case led the Supreme Court to grant divorced Muslim women the right to maintenance.
The film features Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi in lead roles, alongside Sheeba Chaddha, Danish Husain, Aseem Hattangady, and Vartika Singh. It follows the story of Shazia (played by Yami), a simple, uneducated woman married to Abbas Khan (Emraan Hashmi), a successful lawyer. Her world shatters when Abbas brings home a second wife and later divorces her through triple talaq, leading Shazia to embark on a fierce legal battle for justice.
Haq opened with positive word-of-mouth and earned ?1.65 crore on its first day at the box office. The film is expected to see steady growth over the weekend. Earlier, Shah Bano’s daughter had sought a stay on the film’s release, but the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed her petition, clearing the way for its nationwide screening.