In Custody

(1994)

★ 5 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 1994

Runtime: 126 мин

Country: India

Director: Ismail Merchant

Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Шабана Азми, Neena Gupta, Sushma Seth, Tinnu Anand, Prayag Raj, Parikshat Sahni, Sagar Arya, Yusuf Khurram

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.