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15 April 1994 · 2 h 6 min

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Drama Comedy

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.

Directed by

Ismail Merchant

Written by

Shahrukh Husain Anita Desai

Music

Zakir Hussain Ustad Sultan Khan

Cast

Shashi Kapoor Om Puri Shabana Azmi Neena Gupta Sushma Seth Tinnu Anand Prayag Raj Parikshat Sahni Sagar Arya Yusuf Khurram Riju Bajaj Nayeem Hafizka Veerendra Saxena Rupinder Kaur