Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Ismail MerchantDirector
- Zakir HussainOriginal Music Composer
- Ustad Sultan KhanOriginal Music Composer
- Shahrukh HusainWriter
- Anita DesaiWriter
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
traditionpoetryprogress