INTRODUCTION
Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009)
- He was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi 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, 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 Damadand Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna.
- Born inRaipur, Chhattisgarh(erstwhile Madhya Pradesh) to Hafiz Ahmed Khan, who hailed from Peshawar.
- He passed his matriculation from Laurie Municipal High School,Raipur, and later completed his B.A. from Morris College, Nagpur in 1944. Thereafter he studied M.A. for a year at Aligarh Muslim University.
- Early in life, he started writing poetry using his pen nametakhalluz. Soon after, he assumed his name, Habib Tanvir.
- In 1945, he moved to Bombay,
- ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) Bombay as a producer
- PROGRESIVE WRITER'S ASSOCIATION
- INDIAN PEOPLE'S THEATRE ASSOCIATION (IPTA) AS AN ACTOR
- he trained in Acting atRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) (1955)
- Sangeet natak academy award-1969
- Padamshree-1983
- Padam vibhushan- 2002
- Member of Rajyasabha- 1972 to 1978
- Charandas Chor (1975)
- Agra Bazar (1954)
- Mitti ki Gaadi (1958)
- Ponga Pandit (1960s)
- The Broken Bridge (1995)
Habib Tanvir
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| Born | Habib Ahmed Khan 1 September 1923 Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| Died | 8 June 2009 (aged 85) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Occupation | Playwright, dramatist, poet, actor |
| Years active | 1945–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Moneeka Mishra (1930–2005) Children = Anna (b.1964), Nageen (b. 1964) |
| Website | habibtanvir.org |
AGRA BAZAR
PONGA PANDIT
Filmography
- Rahi(1952)
- Charandas Chor(1975) (lyrics and script)
- Gandhi(1982)
- Hero Hiralal(1988)
- VBlack & White(2008)
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