Ahead of its theatrical release, Junglee Pictures’ HAQ has garnered strong praise from prominent voices across politics, law and media, many calling it a stirring reminder of constitutional protections, gender justice, and India’s long-running debate around personal laws and equality.
Inspired by a landmark Supreme Court judgement, Haq follows the journey of a woman fighting for justice in the face of abandonment following instant triple talaq. Echoing the case that transformed India’s legal and socio-political landscape in 1985, Haq takes forward the discourse. Directed by Suparn S Varma and Written By Reshu Nath, Haq releases this Friday.
Politician and convenor of BJP IT cell Mr. Amit Malviya called it “A powerful and deeply moving film”. HAQ is socially urgent, he said.
He highlighted the political turning point triggered by the original case. “The film also reminds us how the Rajiv Gandhi-led government overturned the Supreme Court’s progressive Shah Bano judgment to appease hardliners, setting back the cause of women’s rights for decades. It took the Modi government to finally annul Triple Talaq, restoring a measure of dignity and justice to Muslim women.”
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Minister of Minority Affairs, Mr. Kiren Rijiju attended a special screening alongside several dignitaries including former Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena, and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Mr. Kiren Rijiju said, “This film is depiction of the will power of a woman to fight for not only her personal rights but for the justice & dignity of the society.
Former CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, whose father Justice Y.V. Chandrachud authored the original Shah Bano judgment, spoke emotionally at the screening, “Coming here for the release of the movie has a personal resonance for me and an emotional one as that, because the foundation of this movie was the judgment in the Shah Bano case, which was authored by my father, and he did that at a very great personal cost.”
With powerful endorsements across political and legal spheres, HAQ is emerging as a point of discussion on constitutional equality, gender rights and the interplay between faith and law in India.
Produced by Junglee Pictures, in association with Insomnia Films and Baweja Studios, helmed by Suparn S Varma starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi with Sheeba Chaddha, Danish Hussain, Aseem Hattangady, and marking the debut of Vartika Singh. HAQ releases worldwide on 7th November 2025.
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