Shashi Kapoor
Nur
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.
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Release Date | 1994-04-15 |
Runtime | 2h 6m |
Directors | Ismail Merchant, Larry Pizer |
Producers | Wahid Chowhan, Donald Rosenfeld |
Writers | Shahrukh Husain, Anita Desai, Anita Desai |