In Custody - The Merchant Ivory Collection
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Based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Anita Desai, In Custody—producer Ismail Merchant's directorial debut—is a wry, lyrical drama about the contemporary Indian culture. Nur (Shashi Kapoor) is considered the greatest living Urdu poet, and Deven (Om Pore) hopes to rekindle interest in the language by recording Nut reciting the magical verse. But multiple problems block Deven's path, the greatest these being Nur's two shrewish wives, his love of drink, and the vastly bloated poet himself. Deven's monstrous task quickly becomes a central odyssey that follows humorous paths to an unexpected conclusion.
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In Custody - The Merchant Ivory Collection
Starring: Shashi Kapoor , Shabana Azmi , Om Puri , Sushma Seth , and Neena Gupta Director: Ismail Merchant Manufacturer: Merchant Ivory ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD  General
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ASIN: B0007PAMGU Release Date: 2005-04-19 |
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Based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Anita Desai, In Custody—producer Ismail Merchant's directorial debut—is a wry, lyrical drama about the contemporary Indian culture. Nur (Shashi Kapoor) is considered the greatest living Urdu poet, and Deven (Om Pore) hopes to rekindle interest in the language by recording Nut reciting the magical verse. But multiple problems block Deven's path, the greatest these being Nur's two shrewish wives, his love of drink, and the vastly bloated poet himself. Deven's monstrous task quickly becomes a central odyssey that follows humorous paths to an unexpected conclusion.DVD:
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