In Custody

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.

• Ismail MerchantDirector
• Ustad Sultan KhanOriginal Music Composer
• Zakir HussainOriginal Music Composer
• Anita DesaiWriter
• Shahrukh HusainWriter

• Shashi KapoorNur
• Om PuriDeven
• Shabana AzmiImtiaz Begum
• Neena GuptaSarla
• Sushma SethSafiya Begum
• Tinnu AnandCast
• Prayag RajCast
• Parikshat SahniCast
• Sagar AryaCast
• Yusuf KhurramCast
• Riju BajajCast
• Nayeem HafizkaCast