Riju Bajaj

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Mugs

A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

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.