The OTT explosion of Haq

After its release on Netflix, Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam's Haq has been like an explosion on the OTT space. Over a phone call, Director Suparn Verma shares his thoughts with us

- Kabir Singh Bhandari

From Alia Bhatt to Karan Johar, everyone in Bollywood is raving about Haq, starring Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam, based on the Shah Bano case. Over a phone call, Director Suparn Verma tells us about how the theatrical film, once released on Netflix, has shot to the top.

How does it feel when a theatrical release gets its due in such a big way on OTT?

I knew that once it reaches OTT, it's going to be the next big jump for Haq. But the response from the audience has been just...I mean, sometimes you expect a tsunami, but you don't realize how big a tsunami its going to be! I've had people calling from Nigeria and Canada, and its trending as the number 1 movie across the Arab countries, all our neighbours like Sri Lanka and Nepal, everywhere. Every single day I'm getting around 200 messages, calls and DMs, so its just been crazy. And today morning (Sunday), you wake up to Alia Bhatt having watched the film and loving it.

How and when did you decide to make a film on this topic.