MUMBAI: Director-writer Suparn Verma, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Haq’, has detailed the reason behind making the film.
The director spoke with IANS in the run up to the release of the film, and shared that the film deals with an important subject and a watershed moment in women’s rights in India. Given India is the largest democracy, he said that whatever happens in India does have an impact across the world.
The film is inspired from the landmark case of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum. Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim woman, sought maintenance from her husband after being divorced through triple talaq. The Supreme Court ruled in her favor under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, stating that maintenance applies to all citizens irrespective of religion.