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About Habib Tanvir
Habib Tanvir was one of the most popular Indian Urdu playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor. He was the writer of plays such as, Agra Bazar (1954) and Charandas Chor (1975). A pioneer in Urdu and Hindi theatre, he was most known for his work with Chhattisgarhi tribals, at the Naya Theatre, a theatre company he founded in 1959 in Bhopal. He went on to include indigenous performance forms such as nacha, to create not only a new theatrical language, but also milestones such as Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna.
Everything about Habib Tanvir →- Occupation
- playwright, actor, politician, writer
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Born
- September 1, 1923
- Died
- June 8, 2009