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Film / 1994
In Custody
Directed by
Ismail Merchant
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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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.
Cast
Shashi KapoorNur
Om PuriDeven
Shabana AzmiImtiaz Begum
Neena GuptaSarla
Sushma SethSafiya Begum
Tinnu Anand
Prayag Raj
Parikshat Sahni
Sagar Arya
Yusuf Khurram
Riju Bajaj
Nayeem Hafizka
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