real-life husband of Haq’s “Shazia Bano” character and whether he’s alive:
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 maint…
