'Haq's Real Life Shah Bano Shared An Age Gap Of 7 Years With Her Husband, Mohd. Ahmed Khan

Haq, the courtroom drama has been grabbing a lot of attention for the last few months. It is all because of the gripping storyline and strong performances of Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam. On January 2, 2026, the courtroom drama inspired by the Shah Bano case was released on Netflix. Amid the rising success of the film, Haq, directed by Suparn S. Varma, people have become curious to know more about the real-life couple, Shah Bano and her husband, Mohammed Ahmed Khan.

What was the age gap between Shah Bano and her husband, Mohammed Ahmed Khan?

In a 2017 interview with The Quint, Shah Bano’s youngest son, Jameel Ahmad, shared that his mother was 60 years old when she got divorced from her husband, Mohd. Ahmed Khan in 1979. So that means she was born in 1919. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Shah Bano’s husband, Mohd. Ahmed Khan, a reputed lawyer of Indore, died in 2006 and was 94 when he passed away. Thus, it means that Ahmed was born in 1912. If the report is believed to be true, then the Muslim couple shared an age gap of 7 years.

Mohammed Ahmed Khan married a younger woman after Shah Bano

The renowned lawyer of Indore, Mohammed Ahmed Khan, married twice. He got married to Shah Bano in 1932. However, years later, he remarried a younger woman. In an interview with The Quint, Shah Bano’s youngest son, Jameel Ahmad, revealed that his father’s second wife was 14 years younger to him. He also revealed why his father decided to divorce his mother, Shah Bano. He was quoted as saying:

"My father got married twice, and my mother, Shah Bano, was his first wife. The second wife of my father was 14 years younger than him. Both ladies used to fight endlessly over trivial issues. That was the reason why my father decided to divorce my mother."

More about the courtroom drama, Haq

The film, Haq, is inspired by the landmark case of Shah Bano, a Muslim woman who knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court of India after she was abandoned by her husband. Not only did her husband leave her, but he also abandoned their five children, including three sons and two daughters. The courtroom drama is based on Jigna Vora’s book, Bano: Bharat ki Beti.

Directed by Suparn S. Varma, the courtroom drama stars Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam in lead roles. Yami played the role of 'Shazia Bano', a character inspired by real-life Shah Bano and Emraan Hashmi portrayed the role of her husband, 'Abbas', a character inspired by real-life Mohammed Ahmed Khan. Vartika Singh played the role of 'Abbas's' second wife, 'Saira Jahan', a character inspired by real-life Mohd. Ahmed Khan’s second wife. The film produced by Vineet Jain, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta and Harman Baweja under the banner of Junglee Pictures, Insomnia Films and Baweja Studios, was released theatrically on November 7, 2025.

After the OTT release, the courtroom drama received widespread acclaim. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the Haq director shared how he woke up to messages and DMs from the audience. He mentioned that he received constant phone calls after Haq got released on the OTT giant platform, Netflix. He was quoted as saying:

"Now that Haq is streaming on Netflix, I woke up to messages and DMs from people who watched it right at the midnight drop. Since then, my phone hasn’t stopped ringing. With Netflix, the film has reached audiences across the world, and the response has been truly overwhelming. People have been incredibly effusive in their appreciation not just for the film, but also for the writing and the performances by Emraan and Yami. The emotional reactions I’ve received have been deeply moving."

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