In Custody (film)
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| In Custody / Muhafiz | |
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| Directed by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Anita Desai Shahrukh Husain |
| Produced by | Wahid Chowhan Paul Bradley (executive) Donald Rosenfeld (executive) |
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| Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
| Edited by | Roberto Silvi |
| Music by | Zakir Hussain Ustad Sultan Khan |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (US, 1994) Criterion Collection (US DVD, 2005) |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Languages | Urdu Hindi |
In Custody/Muhafiz is a 1993 film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.
Plot synopsis
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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
External links
Categories:
- 1993 films
- 1994 films
- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- 1990s drama films
- 1990s Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Indian art films
- Urdu-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Ismail Merchant
- Merchant Ivory Productions films
- Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award
- Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award