In Custody
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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Cast
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Shashi Kapoor
Nur
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Om Puri
Deven
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Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
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Neena Gupta
Sarla
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Badhaai Ho
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
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Tinnu Anand
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Ghajini
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Prayag Raj
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Awaara
Parikshat Sahni
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Sagar Arya
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Yusuf Khurram
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Riju Bajaj
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Nayeem Hafizka
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Ismail Merchant Director · Shahrukh Husain Writer Anita Desai Writer
United States release April 15, 1994 · Produced in India, United Kingdom · Languages Hindi, Urdu
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
India · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi · Urdu
Release dates
United States · April 15, 1994
Theatrical
United Kingdom · June 3, 1994
Theatrical
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