New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Emraan Hashmi stars in the upcoming Bollywood movie Haq, also featuring Yami Gautam in the lead role. The movie is already dealing with controversy.

Now, Emraan has clarified that the film is inspired by Shah Bano's legal fight for justice. In the landmark 1985 case, Shah Bano fought a lengthy legal battle for her right to maintenance after her husband, Ahmed Khan, divorced her.

According to Emraan Hashmi, the story follows her struggle through the Sessions Court, High Court and Supreme Court. The Murder actor emphasised Shah Bano's identity as an Indian Muslim.

"Shah Bano said 'Mai Musalman hu hindustani aurat hu pehle (I'm Muslim, but I'm an Indian before that)' and 'I should get my maintenance under secular law...