In Custody

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Release date: April 15, 1994
Duration: 126 minutes
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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.

Starring

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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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Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum