In Custody film

In Custody/Muhafiz movie is a 1993 film Directer is Ismail Merchant Producer is Merchant Ivory Productions. This film lead actor are Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai’s 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.

In Custody is won National and Other International award.

  • Directer: Ismail Merchant
  • Producer: Wahid Chowhan,Paul Bradley ,Donald Rosenfeld
  • Writer: Anita Desai,Shahrukh Husain
  • Starring: Shashi Kapoor,Shabana Azmi,Om Puri,Sushma Seth,NeenaGupta,Tinnu Anand,Prayag Raj,Ajay Sahni,Maza Bi
  • Music: Zakir Hussain
  • Cinematography: Larry Pizer
  • Editor: Roberto Silvi
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
  • Release date: October 1993
  • Running time: 126 minutes
  • Language: Hindi

In Custody Movie Story:

In Custody film
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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.

Star Cast Of The Film:

  • 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 Singers :

  • 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

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