Overview
- Hashmi says the story centers on equality and a woman’s right to dignity while avoiding judgment of any religious group.
- He plays Ahmed, a prominent lawyer challenged by a maintenance claim from his estranged wife portrayed by Yami Gautam.
- Directed by Suparn S Varma for Junglee Pictures, the film is scheduled to open in theaters on November 7, 2025.
- Hashmi frames the narrative as balancing personal faith with constitutional law and urges men to reflect on patriarchal conditioning.
- After a legal notice from Shah Bano’s daughter alleging unauthorized use of her mother’s case, Varma said the film is a fictionalized work inspired by multiple cases and that legal teams are in contact.