In Custody

Name: In Custody
Director: Ismail Merchant
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1994-04-15
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Sushma Seth

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1994 · 126 min · PG · Drama · Comedy · TMDB 5.0/10

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.

Directed by Ismail Merchant

Cast

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