Yami Gautam will next be seen in Haq, which also stars Emraan Hashmi in the lead role. The film is based on the Shah Bano case, the trailer of movie was launched on Monday at an event in Mumbai. At the trailer launch, when Yami reacted to being labeled as a nationalist due to the choices of her movies.
She said, "Label hai, mujhe pata bhi nahi hai. I don't know. Agar hai toh logo ka kaam hai kuch na kuch kehna. Ye nahi toh kuch aur label, phir kuch aur, phir kuch aur. Parso kuch aur tha. Pehle kuch underrated label tha. Usce pehle kuch aur tha. It keeps shifting. Main vo sab nahi samajhti hun (There’s a label, I don’t even know what it is. If there is one, well, people will always have something to say. If not this label, then something else, and then something else again. The other day it was something different. Earlier, I was labeled 'underrated'. Before that, it was something else. It keeps shifting. I don’t really understand all that)."
Yami Gautam Reveals How She Chooses Her Films
Further talking about choosing films, Yami said, "I am a person who goes by my instinct. If it's a story worth telling, there's a journey for every character. I believe in that."
"This subject has been in public life. I always think about the kind of strength and courage that a woman like Shazia must have needed. And if I get these opportunities to tell the story of such women, I will. Audience is very important to me. They should like it, they should feel that this story is worth their money. I don't make it more complicated," she added.
Haq Release Date
Haq is slated to release on November 7, 2025. It is directed Suparn Verma.
