Original Title
In Custody
Status
Released
Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Original Language
HI
Budget
-
Revenue
-
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.
Director
Ismail Merchant
Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Hindi, Urdu
