Habib Tanvir
Habib Tanvir: The legend of contemporary Indian theatre
Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009) was one of the most popular Indian Urdu and Hindi playwrights, 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. For him, true "theatre of the people" existed in the villages, which he strived to bring to the urban "educated", employing both folk performers as actors alongside urban actors. In 2010, at t | Click Here...
Habib Tanvir: Indian playwright and theatre director
A theatre person with a difference. Director, actor, playwright, poet—all rolled into one. A lively conversationalist with a sonorous voice and a wide range of interests. Habib Tanvir, one of India’s best-known playwrights and theatre directors, was born Habib Ahmed Khan on 1 September 1923 in Raipur in present-day Chhattisgarh. Tanvir’s first success was Agra Bazar (1954), in which he brought urban middle-class actors together with uneducated folk artists for the first time on the Indian stage. Tanvir grew up in Raipur and moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1945 to join th | Click Here...
Remembering Habib Tanvir, the legend of contemporary Indian theatre
Habib Tanvir used to work mostly with tribal people as he thought their talent was unnoticed and very priceless. Some of his amazing works are Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna With his this talent and capability he has won himself many awards. Some are national while some of our international. Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are one of the most prestigious awards to be won and he took the title. Apart from that, he was nominated to be a member of the Indian parliament. During his mid 20’s he moved to Mumbai and worked with t | Click Here...