In Custody
5.0/ 10 6 votes 1994-04-15 2h 6m 1 popularity
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.
Director: Ismail Merchant
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
Om Puri
Deven
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
Neena Gupta
Sarla
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
Tinnu Anand
Prayag Raj
Parikshat Sahni
