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Based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Anita Desai,
In Custodyproducer Ismail Merchants directorial debutis a wry, lyrical drama about the contemporary Indian culture. Nur (Shashi Kapoor) is considered the greatest living Urdu poet, and Deven (Om Pore) hopes to rekindle interest in the language by recording Nut reciting the magical verse. But multiple problems block Devens path, the greatest these being Nurs two shrewish wives, his love of drink, and the vastly bloated poet himself. Devens monstrous task quickly becomes a central odyssey that follows humorous paths to an unexpected conclusion.
