Suparn S Verma directional Haq, starring Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam in the lead roles, is now receiving a lot of praises and applauds since its OTT release on January 2, 2026. The film has garnered
good reviews from fellow industry personalities and one such review came from acclaimed director Karan Johar. He has now taken a moment to write about the film on his social media handle, praising the actress for being 'Brilliant, outstanding , Pathbreaking.' He went on to put a words for the director as well as the actor as he called Haq 'brave and important motion picture!'
Karan Johar review Haq
Taking to his official Instagram handle, filmmaker Karan Johar wrote, "HAQ…. The Shazia Bano story and victory moved me to a puddle of tears… I was speechless at the end and then clapped loudly for the film and lamented that i missed the opportunity of watching this exceptionally empowering film in the cinema… I don’t think I have been this moved by a performance in many many years… to say that @yamigautam is Brilliant, outstanding , Pathbreaking is still not saying enough…. Her silences, her stares , her last monologue and her stance throughout the film is a master class of craft and conviction …. Salute and Salaam to her! @suparnverma directs the film with such an assured hand… never letting theatrics overpower the emotion and always making the strength of the characters shine with strong silences …he has directed a Brilliant film…. @therealemraan is his career best … he is so convincing and he portrays the insensitive and entitled husband like a bonafide veteran … you hate him and therefore you absolutely Love his performance … kudos to @jungleepictures … Vineet and Amrita .. @vineetjain12 for producing this brave and important motion picture! #harmanbaweja.:. Big applause to @reshunath for writing a solid and poignant film with such strength of narrative …."He ended with, "Yami…. Am a fan for life! #haq on @netflix_in"Take a look at the post below:
Yesterday,
Alia Bhatt also shared her take on the film while she called Yami, a 'Queen'. She had expressed, "you are pure craft, heart and all things gold in Haq! One of my top female performances of all time… As I mentioned over the phone too... Am a Yami fan waiting eagerly for all your work to once again charm and entertain us all."
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