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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bhanu_AthaiyaBhanu Athaiya - Wikipedia

    She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (shared with John Mollo) for her work in the 1982 film, Gandhi and became the first Indian to win an Academy Award. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] She also won two National Film Awards , in 1991 [ 22 ] and 2002 .

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  3. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-india-54560058Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first ... - BBC

    Oct 15, 2020 · Costume maker Bhanu Athaiya shaped cinema style for decades, earning her an award for a Gandhi film.

  4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-india-54560058Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first Oscar ...

    Oct 15, 2020 · Costume maker Bhanu Athaiya shaped cinema style for decades, earning her an award for a Gandhi film.

  5. www.indiatoday.in › education-today › gk-currentKnow Bhanu Athaiya, the woman who got India its first Oscar

    Mar 5, 2018 · Bhanu Athaiya of India made history on April 11, 1983, when she won an Oscar for Best Costume Design for Lord Richard Attenborough's Gandhi at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles at the 55 th annual Academy Awards.

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  6. www.amarchitrakatha.com › history_details › bhanuBhanu Athaiya: India’s First Oscar Winner - Amar Chitra Katha

    Oct 5, 2023 · In 2020, Bhanu Athaiya passed away at the age of 91, leaving the world of cinema and costume forever changed. She is still remembered as the first Indian to win an Oscar, and a woman of incredible artistic vision.

  7. www.nytimes.com › bhanu-athaiya-overlookedOverlooked No More: Bhanu Athaiya, Who Won India Its First ...

    Apr 22, 2021 · She won India’s National Award for Costume Design twice, for “Lekin…” (1991) and for “Lagaan” a decade later, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

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  9. www.cnn.com › style › articleBhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, dies age 91 | CNN

    Oct 16, 2020 · At the 55th Academy Awards, Athaiya claimed the award for Best Costume Design (alongside her co-designer John Mollo), one of eight Oscars won by the movie that night.