In Custody (1994) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Ismail Merchant. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta.
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Comedy, Drama · 5/10 · 126 min · 1994
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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