Haq –Love, Law, and Liberation!!! PK Verdict: Silver Plus 3.5 ⭐️s

Haq –Love, Law, and Liberation!!!

Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi bring us an engaging true story that makes us feel love and hate in the same breath. The duo, who look spectacular together in the beginning, soon find their marriage crumbling under the weight of time and circumstance. What starts as a promising union turns sour, and the arrival of a second wife leaves the first Begum reduced to little more than a caretaker and mother.

The film boldly explores the controversial aspects of Muslim personal law — particularly the provision that allows men to have multiple wives and the ease with which divorce could be initiated by uttering the words “Talaq, Talaq, Talaq.” It was the courageous Shah Bano who challenged this system — not to cling to a loveless marriage, but to claim her rights as a woman and a citizen. Her fight forced Indian law to confront long-ignored inequalities, leading to landmark reforms in women’s rights and equality.

Yami Gautam as Shah Bano and Emraan Hashmi as Ahmed Khan deliver stellar performances. Yami continues her streak of powerful, nuanced portrayals — here, she’s exceptional, drawing empathy, agony, and admiration in equal measure. The writing is subtle and effective; several scenes are deliberately left without background music, letting the silence and the actors’ breathing convey tension. One striking line, “Quran rakhna, padna aur amal karne main farq hai,” hits deep, reflecting the film’s thoughtful approach to faith and justice.

The Shah Bano Vs Ahmed Khan case was a pivotal legal battle that transformed the conversation around Muslim women’s rights in India. Centered on Shah Bano’s plea for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it exposed the gaps between personal law and constitutional equality. Director Suparn Verma handles this with remarkable restraint and insight, presenting the societal ironies — through neighbors, clerics, and community perceptions — with authenticity and sensitivity.

Emraan Hashmi, dependable as ever, shines as Ahmed Khan. His character’s emotional decline — from loving husband to detached patriarch — is complex, and Emraan plays it with authority and nuance. The supporting cast adds richness: Dan Hussain as Shah Bano’s father is a pillar of strength, while Sheeba Chaddha impresses as the determined lawyer fighting for Bano’s justice. As the second wife, Vartika Singh plays graceful, conflicted, and humane — lending warmth to a role that could have easily slipped into stereotype.

The film also revisits the broader debate the real case ignited — the tension between personal laws and the proposed Uniform Civil Code. It sparked nationwide conversations about gender equality and religious freedom, which the film captures without oversimplifying.

Yami Gautam Dhar commands the screen in her climactic moment, her quiet strength far more powerful than theatrics could ever be. Emraan Hashmi embodies the self-assured shauhar with unsettling conviction, using faith as a shield for his privilege.

In the end, Haq achieves what it sets out to do — tell the story of an ordinary woman who found extraordinary courage to fight for her rights against the man she loved, unknowingly making history in the process. With empathy, balance, and emotional truth, Haq stands as both a poignant human drama and a reminder of how one woman’s defiance reshaped the course of justice in India.

A must watch.

PK Verdict: Silver Plus 3.5 ⭐️s