In Custody (film)
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| In Custody / Hifazaat | |
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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 Mohammed Ali |
| Music by | Zakir Hussein Ustad Sultan Khan |
| Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
| Editing by | Roberto Silvi |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (US, 1994) Criterion Collection (US DVD, 2005) |
| Release date(s) | October 1993 (Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto) 8 June 1994 (France) |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
| Language | Urdu Hindi |
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In Custody/Hifazaat (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.
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[edit] 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), acts as a metaphor for the clash between modernization and tradition.
[edit] Awards
- 1993 : Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto (Official Selection) nomination.
- No award, but President of jury Jeanne Moreau very fond of this, and she asked to make her starring film. Then they made The Proprietor in 1996.
- 1994 : President of India Gold Medal for Best Picture
[edit] 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 Hussein - tabla
- Sadiq Qureshi - duf
vocalists
[edit] External links
- merchantivory.com
- Film review - New York Times Archives
- Film review
- Interview with Ismail Merchant which provides background and context for the story
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