In Custody (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Ismail Merchant |
| Produced by | Wahid Chowhan Paul Bradley (executive) Donald Rosenfeld (executive) |
| Written by | Anita Desai (novel) Shahrukh Husain |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Shabana Azmi Om Puri Sushma Seth Amjad Khan Parikshat Sahni |
| Music by | Zakir Hussain Ustad Sultan Khan |
| Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
| Edited by | Roberto Silvi |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (US, 1994) Criterion Collection (US DVD, 2005) |
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Release dates
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October 1993 (Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto) 8 June 1994 (France) |
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Running time
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126 minutes |
| Language | Urdu Hindi |
In Custody/Muhafiz (1993) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with a screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.
Plot synopsis
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Deven's (Om Puri) position as a professor of Hindi at a local college is only a means to an end. His first love is the Urdu language and in particular Urdu poetry. Deven's multiple (and often stymied) attempts to interview the great Urdu poet, Nur (Shashi Kapoor), act as a metaphor for the clash between modernization and tradition.
Cast
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- Shashi Kapoor .... Nur
- Sushma Seth .... Safiya Begum
- Shabana Azmi .... Imtiaz Begum
- Om Puri .... Deven
- Tinnu Anand .... Murad
- Parikshat Sahni .... Siddiqui
- Amjad Khan .... Musician
- Neena Gupta ... Sarla
Awards
- 1993 : Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto (Official Selection) nomination.
- 1994: National Film Award
- Special Jury Award: Shashi Kapoor
- Best Art Direction: Suresh Sawant
Musicians and vocalists
- Sultan Khan - sarangi
- Sunil Das - sitar
- Ulhas Bapat - santoor
- Ronu Majumdar - flute
- Fazal Qureshi - tabla
- Taufiq Qureshi - percussion
- Pyush Kanojia - keyboard
- Zakir Hussain - tabla
- Sadiq Qureshi - duf
vocalists
References
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