In Custody
15/04/1994
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.
Drama
Comedy
Movie Information
Shashi Kapoor
as Nur
Om Puri
as Deven
Shabana Azmi
as Imtiaz Begum
Neena Gupta
as Sarla
Sushma Seth
as Safiya Begum
Tinnu Anand
as
Prayag Raj
as
Parikshat Sahni
as
Sagar Arya
as
Yusuf Khurram
as
Riju Bajaj
as
Nayeem Hafizka
as
Veerendra Saxena
as
Rupinder Kaur
as
