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In Custody (1994)
Directed by Ismail Merchant
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.
Rated PG | Length 126 minutes
Actors
Shashi Kapoor | Om Puri | Shabana Azmi | Neena Gupta | Sushma Seth | Tinnu Anand | Prayag Raj | Parikshat Sahni | Sagar Arya | Yusuf Khurram | Riju Bajaj | Nayeem Hafizka | Veerendra Saxena | Rupinder Kaur