In Custody
Film1994126 min5.0/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Ismail Merchant
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Shashi Kapoor
Om PuriDeven
Shabana AzmiImtiaz Begum
Neena GuptaSarla
Sushma SethSafiya Begum
Tinnu AnandCast
Prayag RajCast
Parikshat SahniCast
Sagar AryaCastExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Larry Pizer
- Producer
- Wahid Chowhan
- Director
- Ismail Merchant
- Original Music Composer
- Zakir Hussain
- Original Music Composer
- Ustad Sultan Khan
- Editor
- Roberto Silvi
- Writer
- Shahrukh Husain
- Writer
- Anita Desai