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India Gazette
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Gazette
Yami Gautam, Emraan Hashmi to feature in Shah Bano case-inspired legal thriller
ANI 23 Apr 2025, 18:46 GMT+10 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): Actors Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi will be seen headlining a film inspired by the Shah Bano Vs Ahmed Khan case. According to a press note, both Yami and Emraan have completed shooting for the movie, which is expected to be released later this year. Hashmi will be essaying the role of Yami's husband, a character inspired by Shah Bano's husband, Ahmed Khan. Directed by Suparn S Verma of Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hain fame, the movie has been shot across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh. More details regarding the project have not been disclosed yet. The Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs. Shah Bano Begum & Ors, or the Shah Bano maintenance case, has been considered one of the legal milestones in the battle for the protection of the rights of Muslim women in India. In 1978, Shah Bano filed a petition in a court in Indore, demanding maintenance from her divorced husband, Mohammed Ahmed Khan, a well-known lawyer. The two had married in 1932 and had five children--three sons and two daughters. In 1985, the Supreme Court ruled that Shah Bano was entitled to maintenance under section 125. However, a year later Rajiv Gandhi government brought the legislation to nullify the court verdict. (ANI)
New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Yami Gautam, Emraan Hashmi to headline film based on the Shah Bano case
The film will be directed by Suparn S Verma, who served as a creative producer on the Apoorva Singh Karki directorial Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hain , starring Manoj Bajpayee. The film pertains to the landmark case filed in 1978 by a 62-year-old Shah Bano, a mother of five children, seeking alimony from her lawyer husband Ahmed Khan, who had given her triple talaq. She sought alimony under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but Ahmed refused to pay her, citing Muslim Personal Law. Shah Bano ultimately moved the Supreme Court, which ruled that Section 125 applies to all Indian citizens and divorced women should receive alimony, regardless of their religion. The judgement, however, was diluted by the then Congress government, which passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, restricting the right of Muslim divorcees to alimony from their former husbands for only 90 days after the divorce (the period of iddah in Islamic law). The movie will be shot in multiple locations across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh. As per reports, it has wrapped its Lucknow schedule. The film is expected to have a theatrical release sometime in October/November 2025.
India Today
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Yami Gautam, Emraan Hashmi to star in film inspired by historic Shah Bano case
Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi are set to star in a film inspired by the life of Shah Bano. This comes on the 40th anniversary of the landmark judgment of the Shah Bano vs Ahmed Khan case (Supreme Court 1985).The judgment is seen as one of the milestones in Muslim women's fight for rights in India and the battle against the set Muslim personal film is a high-octane drama set against the backdrop of a case that changed the constitutional history of India. Emraan Hashmi is playing Yami's husband, a character inspired by Shah Bano's husband, Ahmed classic David vs Goliath story, it saw a resilient Shah Bano with no financial resources and support from society take on the establishment of organised religion and fight the misogynistic practices carried out under the garb of organised religion. The case made global headlines and has also been listed as one of the Top 10 events that shaped Indian democracy and the story also led to the genesis of what is now heading to a One Nation One Law under the proposed Uniform Civil film is expected to release in October-November 2025. It has been shot in multiple locations across Lucknow and Uttar is helmed by Suparn S Verma, who is the creator of 'Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hain' starring Manoj Yami is riding high on the success of 'Article 370' while Emraan is waiting for the release of his next film, 'Ground Zero'.Must Watch
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi to bring Shah Bano's battle to the big screen
Actors Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi have successfully wrapped up filming their upcoming historical judgement inspired by one of India's most pivotal legal battles, the 1985 Shah Bano case . In this much-anticipated film, Yami steps into the shoes of Shah Bano, while Emraan portrays a character inspired by her former husband, Ahmed Khan. The movie aims to shed light on a landmark case that stirred national debate on gender rights, religious personal laws, and constitutional justice. The case that shook the nation The Shah Bano case originated in 1978, when 62-year-old Shah Bano filed a plea in Indore seeking maintenance from her husband, Mohammed Ahmad Khan, a respected lawyer who had divorced her after four decades of marriage and five children. Shah Bano invoked Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, a secular provision that mandates maintenance for a divorced woman who is unable to sustain herself. However, her husband contested the claim, citing Muslim Personal Law, which states a man is only obligated to support his wife during the iddat period, roughly three months post-divorce. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board backed Khan's argument, contending that religious laws must be upheld without interference from the secular judiciary. The landmark supreme court ruling The matter escalated to the Supreme Court, where then Chief Justice Y.V. Chandrachud upheld Shah Bano's right to maintenance under the CrPC, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court even increased the maintenance amount. The verdict was hailed for reinforcing the supremacy of constitutional law over personal religious codes when it comes to individual rights. A call for uniform civil code The case reignited the national conversation around gender equality, secularism, and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The ruling emphasized that personal laws should not override fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, especially in a democratic and secular state. Yami Gautam looks charming and ethereal in a multi-coloured suit salwar at airport
NDTV
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Yami Gautam And Emraan Hashmi Wrap Up Their Next Film Inspired By The 1985 Shah Bano Case
New Delhi: Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi's upcoming film is inspired by the 1985 Shah Bano Vs Ahmed Khan case. On the 40th Anniversary of the landmark judgement, the makers announced that the high-octane drama has wrapped up the shoot of their film. For the unversed, Shah Bano was a towering presence in the fight for Muslim women's rights and the battle against the set Muslim personal law. The plot of this film is inspired by the case that left a substantial mark in the constitutional history of India and the democratic Indian society. It highlighted the essential role played by the society in pertinent matters such as religion, individual, and women's rights. Emraan Hashmi will be essaying the role of Yami's husband, a character inspired by Shah Bano's husband, Ahmed Khan. Shah Bano came from a background with no financial resources and a society that would not support her. She fought bravely against all the lingering misogynistic practices that take place under the pretence of organised religion. What's interesting, is that this is a tale of a Muslim woman who came forward and fought against her husband, who himself was a lawyer. She took the case to the Supreme Court, and all she had was the courage to achieve justice single-handedly. Such was the power of the case that even today it is taught in law schools across the country and has aided several women of all faiths, religions castes, and different socio-economic strata, to get their rightful due and honour when a marriage gets embroiled in misogynistic laws. The film is scheduled to have a theatrical release in October or November 2025. It has been shot across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh. It will be directed by Suparn S Verma of Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hain fame, led by Manoj Bajpayee.
