Bhanu Athaiya
Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award. She won one for costume design for Gandhi in 1982. In a career spanning over 100 films, she worked with Indian filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra and B. R. Chopra.
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Bhanu Athaiya was an Indian costume designer. She was the first Indian to win an Academy Award, winning one for costume design for Gandhi in 1982. She died on 15 October 2020 from complications of brain cancer at a medical center in South Mumbai, aged 91.
In a career spanning over 100 films, she worked with Indian filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, B. R. Chopra and Raj Kapoor. She also worked with international directors such as Conrad Rooks and Richard Attenborough.
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