In Custody (film)

In Custody / Muhafiz
In Custody / Muhafiz
	File:In Custody, 1993 film.jpg
Directed by	Ismail Merchant
Produced by	Wahid Chowhan; Paul Bradley (executive); Donald Rosenfeld (executive)
Written by	Anita Desai; Shahrukh Husain
Based on	In Custody; by Anita Desai
Starring	Shashi Kapoor; Shabana Azmi; Om Puri; Sushma Seth; Neena Gupta; Tinnu Anand; Prayag Raj; Ajay Sahni; Maza Bi;
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)
Release date	October 1993 (Tokyo Film Festival); 8 June 1994 (France);
Running time	126 minutes
Language	Hindi; Urdu

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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.^[1] It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.^[2]^[3]

Plot synopsis[edit]

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[edit]

Shashi Kapoor... Nur Shahjenabadi^[1]^[2]
Sushma Seth... Safiya Begum
Shabana Azmi... Imtiaz Begum^[1]^[2]
Om Puri... Deven Sharma^[2]
Tinnu Anand... Murad^[2]
Parikshat Sahni... Siddiqui
Amjad Khan... Musician
Neena Gupta... Sarla Sharma (Deven's Wife)^[1]^[2]

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

Vocalists

Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan

The film also features poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "In Custody (1993 film)". American Film Institute website. AFI Catalog. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Caryn James (15 April 1994). "Review/Film; Ismail Merchant Directs First Feature (In Custody - 1993 film)". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
↑ In Custody (1993 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 23 October 2020
↑ Madhu Jain (31 December 1993). "Ismail Merchant captures the crumbling world of a poet". India Today.

External links[edit]

[AFI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "In Custody (1993 film)". American Film Institute website. AFI Catalog. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[NYT-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Caryn James (15 April 1994). "Review/Film; Ismail Merchant Directs First Feature (In Custody - 1993 film)". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[3] In Custody (1993 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 23 October 2020

[4] Madhu Jain (31 December 1993). "Ismail Merchant captures the crumbling world of a poet". India Today.

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