Overview
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.
Year 1994
Studio Merchant Ivory Productions
Director Ismail Merchant
Crew Larry Pizer (Director of Photography), Ismail Merchant (Director), Wahid Chowhan (Producer), Donald Rosenfeld (Executive Producer), Ustad Sultan Khan (Original Music Composer), Zakir Hussain (Original Music Composer)
Popularity 1
Language हिन्दी, اردو
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