In Custody

Apr 15, 1994

2h 6m

★ 4.8

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Merchant Ivory Productions

In Custody Trailers

Cast

Nur

Shashi Kapoor

Deven

Om Puri

Imtiaz Begum

Shabana Azmi

Sarla

Neena Gupta

Safiya Begum

Sushma Seth

Tinnu Anand

Prayag Raj

Parikshat Sahni

Sagar Arya

Yusuf Khurram

Riju Bajaj

Nayeem Hafizka

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