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Habib Tanvir

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Indian actor (1923-2009)

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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).

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in arts
Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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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.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2009 · aged 85
Written about in
14 languages

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