In April 1978, Shah Bano Begum, a 62-year-old Muslim woman, petitioned the Supreme Court for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC after her divorce through triple talaq. Her husband, Mohd. Ahmed Khan, opposed it, citing Muslim Personal Law's requirement for maintenance only during the 'iddat' period. The legal battle persisted for seven years, culminating in April 1985 when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shah Bano. 

Four decades later, the landmark case of Mohd. Ahmad Khan v. Shah Bano Begum is set to be dramatized in a new motion picture. Peepingmoon.com has exclusively learned that Yami Gautam is doing a film based on the Shah Bano case of 1985. Fresh from the massive theatrical and critical success of her film ‘Article 370’, Yami will portray Shah Bano, bringing to life the remarkable story of the seven-year-long legal battle.

Junglee Pictures is producing this film in collaboration with Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parekh Mehta (of Insomnia Media), who also produced ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai,’ and ‘Harman Baweja’ under his Baweja Studios banner. Suparn Varma, renowned for directing web series like ‘The Family Man Season 2,’ ‘Rana Naidu,’ and ‘The Trial’, will direct this film, while Reshu Nath, who has previously worked on "Illegal" and "Heera Mandi", has written the script. The film is said to be inspired by an unpublished book by Jigna Vora, whose memoir, ‘Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison,’ inspired the 2023 Netflix series ‘Scoop’. 

This film marks Yami Gautam's first project after giving birth to her child in May 2024. She is excited to return to the set with such a challenging project and has already begun preparing for the role. On the work front, she will next feature opposite Pratik Gandhi in the romantic comedy ‘Dhoom Dhaam’.