In Custody (1984) is a novel set in Delhi, India by Indian American writer Anita Desai.

When he meets Nur, he refuses to give an interview by saying that Urdu is now at its last stage and soon this beautiful language will not exist.

Murad again convinces him to interview Nur with the help of tape recorder so that it can be further used for audio learning by Urdu scholars.

At first Deven refuses to purchase it but later Jain convinces him that it is a machine with good quality and his own nephew Chikua will help them to operate it while recording the interview.

It stars the noted actors Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, and Om Puri.