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Details
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Shashi Kapoor , Om Puri , Shabana Azmi , Neena Gupta , Sushma Seth , Tinnu Anand , Prayag Raj , Parikshat Sahni
- Director: Ismail Merchant
- Producer: Donald Rosenfeld
