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Habib Tanvir
Actor, Producer
Born September 1, 1923Died June 8, 2009 (85 years)
Habib Tanvir 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 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.
Filmography
| 2008 | Black & White · as Quazi Saab |
| 2005 | Mangal Pandey · as Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| 1991 | |
| 1988 | Hero Hiralal · as Cast |
| 1987 | Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin · as Akhtar Baig |
| 1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (TV Series) · as Hindu Head Man |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) · as Bahadur Singh |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Indian Barrister |
| 1980 | Staying On · as Dr Mitra |
| 1975 | Charandas Chor · as The Judge |
| 1953 | Foot Path · as Cast |