In Custody
(1994)
April 15, 1994тАв 2h 6m
50%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Ismail Merchant
Director
Top Billed Cast
SK
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
OP
Om Puri
Deven
SA
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
NG
Neena Gupta
Sarla
SS
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
TA
Tinnu Anand
PR
Prayag Raj
PS
Parikshat Sahni
SA
Sagar Arya
YK
Yusuf Khurram
