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title: 'In Custody (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ismail Merchant'
released: '1993-01-01'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-custody-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107199/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In Custody (1993)

1993 · India


## Synopsis

In Custody/Muhafiz is a 1993 film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ismail Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismail-merchant)
- **Screenplay:** [Anita Desai](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-desai)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zakir Hussain](https://cinepixo.com/people/zakir-hussain)
- **Producer:** [Paul Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bradley-4), [Donald Rosenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-rosenfeld)

## Cast

- [Shashi Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/shashi-kapoor)
- [Sushma Seth](https://cinepixo.com/people/sushma-seth)
- [Shabana Azmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shabana-azmi)
- [Parikshit Sahni](https://cinepixo.com/people/parikshit-sahni)
- [Amjad Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/amjad-khan)
- [Mohammad Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohammad-ali)
- [Om Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/om-puri)

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