After becoming a mother, Yami Gautam is once again going to make a comeback on the big screen. According to media reports, the actress will be seen in the lead role in the film based on Shah Bano's life.
It is to be noted that after divorcing her husband, Shahbano fought a legal battle to get maintenance. The case related to triple talaq, women's rights and Muslim personal law in 1985. The Supreme Court's decision in favor of Shah Bano became the subject of social and legal debate across the country.
Yami Gautam
Shah Bano has contributed a lot in the triple talaq case. Yami Gautam will explain the importance of this case to the audience through this film. It is being said that Yami Gautam is working hard to play the character of Shah Bano. This would be the iconic role of his career. He is very excited about this new challenge.
Suparna Verma will direct this film based on the life of Shah Bano. who has previously directed 'The Family Man Season 2', 'Rana Naidu' and 'The Trial'. The film will be produced by Junglee Pictures along with Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parikh Mehta.
Shah Bano
Who was Shahbano? Shah Bano was a resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. In 1978, at the age of 62, her husband Mohammad Ahmed divorced her and kicked her out of the house. Shah Bano had 5 children. In 1981, the case of obtaining maintenance allowance from the husband reached the Supreme Court. The husband said that he was not bound to provide maintenance to Shah Bano. The Supreme Court gave its judgment on Section 125 of CrPC in 1985. This Act deals with determination of maintenance allowance in case of divorce. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to grant maintenance allowance to the Shahbans.
The Rajiv Gandhi government withdrew this decision The Muslim Personal Law Board started a nationwide movement against the court's decision in favor of the Shahbans. All Muslim organizations in the country said the court was violating their rights by interfering in their family and religious affairs.
When there was opposition to this in the country, the then Rajiv Gandhi government made a law in 1986. This law is called The Muslim Women's Protection of Rights Act 1986. Which reduced the importance of the Supreme Court decision. Under the law, women were only allowed to claim maintenance allowance during iddat (time of separation). Against this decision of the Rajiv Gandhi government, the then Minister of State for Home Arif Mohammad Khan resigned.
The law on triple talaq was made in 2019 At that time, BJP said that if we come to power, we will change the Personal Law. In 2017, the Supreme Court declared triple talaq unconstitutional and asked the government to legislate on it. With an absolute majority, the Modi government felt this was the right opportunity to fulfill its decades-old agenda. On July 30, 2019, Modi made a law against triple talaq.
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