Bhanu Athaiya

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Bhanu Athaiya was an acclaimed Indian costume designer and the first Indian to win an Academy Award, renowned for her work in both Indian and international cinema.

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instanceOf Academy Award winner
costume designer
person
authored The Art of Costume Design
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Costume Design
awardReceivedForWork Gandhi (1982 film)
causeOfDeath complications of brain tumor
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1929-04-28
dateOfDeath 2020-10-15
earlyCareer freelance fashion illustrator
educatedAt Sir J. J. School of Art
ethnicGroup Marathi
fieldOfStudy fine arts
fullName Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye
genreOfWork costume design
hasGender female
industry Bollywood cinema
surface form: Bollywood
influencedDomain Indian costume design
knownFor being the first Indian to win an Academy Award
costume design in Indian cinema
costume design in international cinema
languageOfWork English
Hindi
notableWork 1942: A Love Story
surface form: 1942: A Love Story (1994 film)

C.I.D. (1956 film)
Gandhi (1982 film)
Guide (1965 film)
Lagaan
surface form: Lagaan (2001 film)

Reshma Aur Shera (1971 film)
Swades
surface form: Swades (2004 film)

Teesri Manzil
surface form: Teesri Manzil (1966 film)

Waqt (1965 film)
numberOfFilmsWorkedOn over 100
occupation costume designer
fashion designer
painter
placeOfBirth Kolhapur
surface form: Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
placeOfDeath Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
reasonForReturningAward concern about preservation and security
religion Hinduism
residence Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
returnedAward Academy Awards statuette
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design statuette
returnedAwardTo Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
returnedAwardYear 2012
sharedAwardWith John Mollo
spouse S. A. Athaiya
workedFor The Illustrated Weekly of India
yearOfAcademyAwardWin 1983
yearsActive 1950s–2000s

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