In Custody (movie)
- User score: 4.8
- Production country: India, United Kingdom
- Producer: Ismail Merchant
- Production companies: Merchant Ivory Productions
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Release date: 4/15/1994
- Run time: 126 min.
Movie description
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.
