Habib Tanvir was born on September 1, 1923 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He was an actor, known for Gandhi (1982), The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) and Staying On (1980). He was married to Moneeka Misra. He died on June 8, 2009 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.