In Custody (1994)
2h 6m
Running Time
April 15, 1994Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
Neena Gupta
Sarla
Om Puri
Deven
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
Ismail Merchant
Director
Anita Desai
Writer
Shahrukh Husain
Writer
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In Custody/Muhafiz is a 1993 film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.