In Custody
1994 • Drama | Comedy
4.8 (4)
Ismail Merchant
Director
Anita Desai
Writer
Shahrukh Husain
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 15, 1994
Duration
126 Min
Language
hi
Popularity
0.2284
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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
शबाना आज़मी
Neena Gupta
Sushma Seth
Tinnu Anand
Prayag Raj
Parikshat Sahni
Sagar Arya
Veerendra Saxena
