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In Custody

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Drama   Comedy
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Hindi , Urdu
📆 Date Released: 1994-04-15
⌚ Running Time: 126 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.8

Beloved Cast

Shashi Kapoor original image
Nur
Shashi Kapoor
Om Puri original image
Deven
Om Puri
Shabana Azmi original image
Imtiaz Begum
Shabana Azmi
Neena Gupta original image
Sarla
Neena Gupta
Sushma Seth original image
Safiya Begum
Sushma Seth
Tinnu Anand original image
Tinnu Anand
Prayag Raj original image
Prayag Raj
Parikshat Sahni original image
Parikshat Sahni
Sagar Arya original image
Sagar Arya
Yusuf Khurram original image
Yusuf Khurram
Riju Bajaj original image
Riju Bajaj
Nayeem Hafizka original image
Nayeem Hafizka
Veerendra Saxena original image
Veerendra Saxena
Rupinder Kaur original image
Rupinder Kaur

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