STORY
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
- Shashi Kapoor
- Om Puri
- Shabana Azmi
- Neena Gupta
- Sushma Seth
Cast
INFORMATION
- Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Companies
- India
- United Kingdom
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Hindi
- Urdu
