Bhanu Athaiya
Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020)
Bhanu Athaiya (born Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye; 28 April 1929 – 15 October 2020) was an Indian costume designer. She was born in Kolhapur, then-British India. She was best known for being the costume designer for the 1982 movie Gandhi. She won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her Gandhi designs.
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In 2012, Athaiya was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer and left her paralyzed. She died from problems caused by the disease on 15 October 2020 at a Mumbai hospital, aged 91.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passes away". The Indian Express. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
Other websites
change- Filmography Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine at The New York Times
- Bhanu Athaiya on IMDb