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In Custody (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.
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Sushma Seth, Tinnu Anand
Crew: Larry Pizer (Director of Photography), Wahid Chowhan (Producer), Ismail Merchant (Director), Donald Rosenfeld (Executive Producer), Zakir Hussain (Original Music Composer), Ustad Sultan Khan (Original Music Composer)
Subtitle: ETC.
Release: Apr 15, 1994
Popularity: 1.898
Language: हिन्दी, اردو
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions
Country: India, United Kingdom