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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Bhanu Athaiya canonical 3

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Bollywood cinema
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 (1994 film) ⓘ
linked to: 1942: A Love Story

C.I.D. (1956 film) ⓘ
Gandhi (1982 film) ⓘ
Guide (1965 film) ⓘ
Lagaan (2001 film) ⓘ
linked to: Lagaan

Reshma Aur Shera (1971 film) ⓘ
Swades (2004 film) ⓘ
linked to: Swades

Teesri Manzil (1966 film) ⓘ
linked to: Teesri Manzil

Waqt (1965 film) ⓘ
numberOfFilmsWorkedOn over 100 ⓘ
occupation costume designer ⓘ
fashion designer ⓘ
painter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India ⓘ
linked to: Kolhapur
placeOfDeath Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ⓘ
linked to: Mumbai
reasonForReturningAward concern about preservation and security ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ⓘ
linked to: Mumbai
returnedAward 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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Saagar → costumeDesigner → Bhanu Athaiya ⓘ