Updated On: 02 November, 2025 02:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The legal heirs of Shah Bano Begum have filed a petition in the Indore High Court seeking a stay on the release of the film HAQ, starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi. Represented by Advocate Tousif Warsi, they claim the film misrepresents Sharia law in a misogynistic manner, hurts the sentiments of the Muslim community

Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam
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.