Associate Producer
The film centers on the metaphysical dialog between a young student and the God of Death.
Mugs
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
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.
