Bhanu Athaiya
Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bhanu Athaiya (née Rajopadhye; 28 April 1929 – 15 October 2020) was an Indian costume designer and painter.[1] She was the first Indian to win an Academy Award.[2][3] Alongside being Bollywood's most iconic costume designer, she had a historically important early career as an artist with contemporaries like M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza and Vasudeo S. Gaitonde.[4] She was the only woman member of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group.[5] Two of Bhanu Rajopadhye's artworks were included in the 1953 Progressive Artists' Group show in Bombay.[6]
Bhanu Athaiya | |
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Born | Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye (1929-04-28)28 April 1929 |
Died | 15 October 2020(2020-10-15) (aged 91) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Education | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art |
Occupation(s) | Costume designer and Painter |
Years active | 1947–2015 |
Movement | Bombay Progressive Artists' Group |
Spouse | Satyendra Athaiya |
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After her switch from art to cinema, Bhanu went on to become one of the leading creators of the aesthetic of a young India through her work on costumes for Bollywood films. She worked on over 100 films, with Indian filmmakers such as Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, B.R. Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Vijay Anand, Raj Khosla, and Ashutosh Gowariker, notably in films like C.I.D. (1956), Pyaasa (1957), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Guide (1965), Amrapali (1966), Teesri Manzil (1966), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1979), Razia Sultan (1983), Chandni (1989), Lekin... (1990), 1942: A Love Story (1993), Lagaan (2001),[7] and Swades (2004). She also worked on international projects with directors such Conrad Rooks in Siddhartha (1972) and Richard Attenborough in Gandhi (1982).
For Gandhi, Bhanu won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design[8] and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design.[9]
She was honored in the 'In memmoriam' segment of the 93rd Academy Awards.[10]