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Wikipedia article
'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'.[http://www.citwf.com/film163149.htm In Custody (1993 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website] Retrieved 23 October 2020
Plot synopsis
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
* Shashi Kapoor... Nur Shahjenabadi
* Sushma Seth... Safiya Begum
* Shabana Azmi... Imtiaz Begum
* Om Puri... Deven Sharma
* Tinnu Anand... Murad
* Parikshat Sahni... Siddiqui
* Amjad Khan... Musician
* Neena Gupta... Sarla Sharma (Deven's Wife)
Awards
* 1993: Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto (Official Selection) nomination