Released:
1994-04-15

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.

Director:
Ismail Merchant

Runtime:
2h 6min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Shashi Kapoor
  as
  Nur
• 
  Om Puri
  as
  Deven
• 
  Shabana Azmi
  as
  Imtiaz Begum
• 
  Neena Gupta
  as
  Sarla
• 
  Sushma Seth
  as
  Safiya Begum