In Custody
4.4/ 10(5 votes)
2h 6m
April 15, 1994
HI
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words.
Directed byIsmail Merchant
Cast (14)
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
Om Puri
Deven
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
Neena Gupta
Sarla
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
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