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In Custody (1994)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Ismail Merchant

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.

Actors

Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
Om Puri
Om Puri
Deven
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta
Sarla
Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
Tinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand
Prayag Raj
Prayag Raj
Parikshat Sahni
Parikshat Sahni
Sagar Arya
Sagar Arya
Yusuf Khurram
Yusuf Khurram
Riju Bajaj
Riju Bajaj
Nayeem Hafizka
Nayeem Hafizka
Veerendra Saxena
Veerendra Saxena
Rupinder Kaur
Rupinder Kaur

Crews

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

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