In Custody
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View on VideBits →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 & crew
Neena Gupta · Om Puri · Parikshat Sahni · Prayag Raj · Sagar Arya · Shabana Azmi · Shashi Kapoor · Sushma Seth · Tinnu Anand · Yusuf Khurram · Ismail Merchant · Anita Desai · Shahrukh Husain