In Custody

In Custody

1994
2h 6m
4.4

4.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
Overview

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.

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Language: HI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Hindi Urdu

Keywords

tradition poetry progress

Quick Facts

Release Date April 15, 1994
Status Released
Language HI
IMDb ID tt0107199
Website Visit Site

Cast

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

Key Crew

Ismail Merchant
Director
Wahid Chowhan
Producer
Donald Rosenfeld
Executive Producer
Anita Desai
Writer
Shahrukh Husain
Writer