Alia Bhatt calls herself Yami Gautam fan after her performance in ‘Haq’

Just like many, actress Alia Bhatt has also declared herself to be a Yami Gautam fan after witnessing her phenomenal performance in her latest release “Haq.” Alia took to the Stories section of her Instagram handle and called “Haq” Yami’s top performances of all time. Lauding her contemporary, the ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ actress wrote, “Queen @yamigautam you are pure craft, heart and all things gold in Haq! One of my top female performances of all time..(sic).”

Alia further revealed that she even called Yami to congratulate her on such an incredible movie, declaring herself to be a true Yami ‘fan’. “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,” she added.

Several other members from the film fraternity used social media to praise Yami and the team of “Haq” for the success of the drama. Filmmaker and choreographer, Farah Khan, applauded Yami and Emraan Hashmi in a social media post that read, “Yami Gautam get ready to receive every award! Outstanding performance.” Tagging Emraan, Farah added, “ur best to date”, followed by clap emojis.

Presently streaming on Netflix, the courtroom drama “Haq” is believed to be inspired by the landmark Supreme Court judgement of Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum, which revolves around a few key matrimonial rights of women within Muslim households.

Jointly backed by Vineet Jain, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta, and Harman Baweja under the banners of Junglee Pictures, Insomnia Films, and Baweja Studios, the screenplay of the movie has been written by Reshu Nath. The technical crew of the film also has Vishal Mishra as the music composer, Pratham Mehta as the cinematographer, and Ninad Khanolkar as the editor. With a theatrical release on November 7, 2025, “Haq” received a lot of love and recognition following its digital release on the streaming giant.

Yami has been receiving a lot of praise for her grounded yet powerful performance in her latest release “Haq”. Joining the long list of admirers, filmmaker Karan Johar admitted that he was left teary-eyed after watching Shazia Bano’s courtroom victory on the screen. KJo further regrets “that i missed the opportunity of watching this exceptionally empowering film in the cinema.”

Taking to social media, Karan further added that he has not been this moved by a performance in a long time. Lauding Yami for her remarkable performance, the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ maker wrote on his Instagram, “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! (sic)”

Applauding the “Haq” director, Karan penned, “@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....” KJo called “Haq” Emraan Hashmi’s best performance to date.

Indo-Asian News Service