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In Custody

19942h 6m5.0/ 10 · TMDB · 6 votes
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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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Directed by Ismail Merchant

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Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor

Nur

Om Puri
Om Puri

Deven

Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi

Imtiaz Begum

Neena Gupta
Neena Gupta

Sarla

Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth

Safiya Begum

Tinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand

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Prayag Raj
Prayag Raj

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Parikshat Sahni
Parikshat Sahni

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Sagar Arya
Sagar Arya

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Yusuf Khurram

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Released15 Apr 1994
Original languageHindi
CountriesIndia
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