HAQ Trailer showcases Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi in a powerful courtroom drama inspired by real events, highlighting women’s rights, justice, and emotional strength through intense legal and personal battles.
The official trailer for HAQ, the much-anticipated courtroom drama starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, premiered today — and it immediately set the conversation rolling across social and mainstream media. Clocking in at roughly 2 minutes and change, the trailer promises a hard-hitting retelling inspired by the landmark Shah Bano story, centring on a woman’s legal fight for dignity, equality and the “right” (haq) to justice in modern India.
The trailer opens in media-resonant, high-contrast courtroom frames and domestic flashbacks that establish the human stakes: Shazia Bano (played by Yami Gautam Dhar) confronts abandonment, social stigma and legal complexities after her husband walks away from the marriage. Emraan Hashmi appears as a pivotal figure whose on-screen presence adds tense counterpoint to Yami’s restrained but fierce performance. The final ten seconds linger long after the trailer ends — a measured, powerful line delivered by Yami that underlines the film’s thesis: this is not only a woman’s private grievance but a public question about citizenship, law and equality. Navbharat Times+1
HAQ Trailer: Suparn S. Varma’s Courtroom Drama Inspired by Shah Bano Case
Directed by Suparn S. Varma and produced under the Junglee Pictures banner alongside other collaborators, HAQ is being positioned as both a commercial courtroom drama and a socially engaged film. Press coverage and industry sites that covered the trailer launch described the film as drawing creative inspiration from the Shah Bano case — the 1985 courtroom battle that provoked a national debate about maintenance, personal law and the reach of secular statutes in India — and signalled that the filmmakers intend a conscientious, dramatic retelling rather than a polemic. Filmfare+1
Studio announcements accompanying the trailer confirm the film’s theatrical release date as 7 November 2025. The trailer itself (published by the film’s official channel and partner distributors) embeds the release date and invites audiences to watch what is being promoted as a timely, relevant courtroom drama for contemporary India. Trade and news outlets have already picked up the studio’s marketing materials, quoting producers and referring to promotional events that accompanied the trailer rollout.
Fans and critics alike have zeroed in on two things immediately after the trailer’s release. First, the film’s marketing clearly foregrounds Yami Gautam Dhar’s Shazia as a moral and legal protagonist — her performance (in the trailer) strikes a balance between vulnerability and resolve. Second, the filmmakers are signalling seriousness: tight editing, regulated tonal shifts in the trailer, and careful use of archival-style frames to position the story within a larger legal-historical context. Early articles and coverage noted how the trailer’s structure invites debate about rights, religion and the reach of law — precisely the social terrain historically associated with the Shah Bano case. The Times of India+1
HAQ Trailer: A Powerful Blend of Justice, Drama, and Social Relevance Set to Spark Public Debate
HAQ Trailer: A Powerful Blend of Justice, Drama, and Social Relevance Set to Spark Public Debate
From a marketing perspective, the trailer launch has been accompanied by character posters and appearance at a trailer event — short clips of the launch and cast interviews are circulating on multiple channels. Industry watchers say the film’s producers are aiming for awards-season visibility as well as box-office traction by coupling a topical subject with two bankable lead performances. The film’s IMDB listing and trade pages list production companies and tentative credits; industry portals are tracking the film as “one to watch” for the coming season. IMDb+1
Why this matters: The Shah Bano case remains one of India’s most cited legal flashpoints about maintenance, gender justice, and the interaction between personal laws and secular statutes. A mainstream feature film exploring that terrain — particularly through a contemporary protagonist — can reopen conversations about legal reform, social attitudes and the lived realities of women who navigate family law. HAQ’s trailer intentionally taps into this continued cultural relevance and appears designed to spark public engagement beyond the theatre. The Indian Express+1
What to watch for in the final film: Based on the trailer and director statements in coverage, expect a film that centres courtroom sequences, close character studies, and media-driven public debate scenes. The lead performances will likely be the film’s engine; supporting roles, courtroom arguments, and archival-flavoured sequences are set up in the trailer to deepen the narrative’s legal and emotional stakes. Reviewers will also look closely at how sensitively (and accurately) the film treats legal detail and historical context — a difficult balance for any dramatization of real cases. Navbharat Times+1
Watch the trailer (official)
- YouTube (official upload): HAQ | Official Trailer | Yami Gautam Dhar, Emraan Hashmi — [Watch on YouTube].
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Final notes for publishing
- If you must include official posters or trailer stills from the studio (high-res images used in press kits), those typically require permission from the production house (Junglee Pictures / listed producers). For editorial use some outlets rely on “press kit” materials licensed by the studio — if you want those, I can list the studio/PR contact lines and standard wording for a request, but I did not include such copyrighted images in this article to respect your “no copyright” requirement. Bollywood Hungama
- For social posts or website embeds, the safest immediate option is to embed the YouTube trailer (official upload) — embedding is permitted by YouTube’s terms and preserves the trailer’s copyright with the uploader while allowing you to present it directly to readers.