Original title
In Custody
Released
4/15/1994
Origin country
IN
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
2hr 6min
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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