Drama ·Comedy · India · 1994 · 2h 6m

In Custody

Director

Cast

Shashi Kapoor as Nur Om Puri as Deven Shabana Azmi as Imtiaz Begum Neena Gupta as Sarla Sushma Seth as Safiya Begum Tinnu Anand as

Crew

Larry Pizer — Director of Photography Roberto Silvi — Editor Zakir Hussain — Original Music Composer Ustad Sultan Khan — Original Music Composer Shahrukh Husain — Writer Anita Desai — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Ismail Merchant Director Larry Pizer Director of Photography Roberto Silvi Editor Zakir Hussain Original Music Composer Ustad Sultan Khan Original Music Composer Shahrukh Husain Writer Anita Desai Writer Anita Desai Novel Wahid Chowhan Producer

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