Mohammed Ahmed Khan died in 2006, not alive

Background:

The film Haq — starring Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi — is a courtroom drama inspired by the famous Shah Bano case, a landmark legal battle in India over a divorced Muslim woman’s right to maintenance.

 The movie’s character Shazia Bano is based on Shah Bano Begum, and her on-screen husband loosely represents Mohammed (Mohd.) Ahmed Khan. 

Is Mohammed Ahmed Khan alive?

No. According to historical records, Mohd. Ahmed Khan passed away on April 4, 2006, at the age of 94 in Indore.

 He had been reported to have suffered from a high fever prior to his death. 

Who was he in real life?

Ahmed Khan was a lawyer from Indore and Shah Bano’s husband.

 They married in 1932 and had five children.

 After years of marriage, he married a second, younger woman and later divorced Shah Bano through triple talaq, ending financial support — which triggered her legal fight. 

After the court case:

Following the 1985 Supreme Court ruling in Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum — a judgment that affirmed maintenance rights — he reportedly left his profession and did not wear his lawyer’s coat again, according to accounts from Shah Bano’s family. 

Real story vs film:

The movie Haq dramatizes these real events but is presented as a fictionalized adaptation inspired by the case, not a strict biographical account of real individuals. 

In short: Mohammed Ahmed Khan is not alive, having died in 2006, and his role in the legal history that Haq touches on is part of India’s significant dialogue on women’s rights and personal law.