Actor · Producer
Born Sep 1, 1923 · Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Active 1953–2009 · Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri in arts, Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship, Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
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).