In Custody

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.

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Cast

Shashi Kapoor

Nur

Om Puri

Deven

Shabana Azmi

Imtiaz Begum

Neena Gupta

Sarla

Sushma Seth

Safiya Begum

Tinnu Anand

Prayag Raj

Parikshat Sahni

Sagar Arya

Yusuf Khurram