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In Custody

5.019942h 6mPGMovieDramaComedy

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.…

DirectorIsmail Merchant
WritersAnita Desai·Shahrukh Husain
ProducersWahid Chowhan·Donald Rosenfeld

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Cast · Directed by Ismail Merchant

SKShashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Nur
OPOm Puri
Om Puri
Deven
SAShabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Imtiaz Begum
NGNeena Gupta
Neena Gupta
Sarla
SSSushma Seth
Sushma Seth
Safiya Begum
TATinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand
PRPrayag Raj
Prayag Raj
PSParikshat Sahni
Parikshat Sahni
SASagar Arya
Sagar Arya
YK
Yusuf Khurram
RB
Riju Bajaj
NH
Nayeem Hafizka

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