In Custody (film)

1993 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[3][4]

Directed byIsmail Merchant
Written byAnita Desai
Shahrukh Husain
Based on
In Custody
by Anita Desai
Produced byWahid Chowhan
Paul Bradley (executive)
Donald Rosenfeld (executive)
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In Custody / Muhafiz
Directed byIsmail Merchant
Written byAnita Desai
Shahrukh Husain
Based on
In Custody
by Anita Desai
Produced byWahid Chowhan
Paul Bradley (executive)
Donald Rosenfeld (executive)
Starring
CinematographyLarry Pizer
Edited byRoberto Silvi
Music byZakir Hussain
Ustad Sultan Khan
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics (USA)
Mayfair (UK)
Release dates
  • October 1993 (1993-10) (Tokyo Film Festival)
  • 14 May 1994 (1994-05-14) (New York)
  • 3 June 1994 (1994-06-03) (London)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
India
United States
LanguagesHindi
Urdu[1]
Budget$1 million[2]
Box office$0.1 million (US/UK)
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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

Release

The film opened on 3 screens in New York City on 14 May 1994 and grossed $7,701 for the weekend.[5] It opened on 3 screens in London on 3 June 1994 and grossed £2,814 in its opening weekend.[6] It grossed $92,612 in the United States.[5]

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Vocalists

The film also features poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz.[7]

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