- Bhanu Athaiya
Bhanu Athaiya ( _mr. भानु अथैय्या) is
Indian cinema 's most well-regardedcostume designer , having worked in over 100 films, since 1950s, with noted filmmakers like Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Conrad Rooks and Richard Attenborough.In her career spanning 50 year she has received numerous awards, including the
Academy Award for Costume Design (The Oscar ), for her work in 1982 film, Gandhi, which made her the first Indian to win an Oscar [imdb|0040390] [ [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/mar/19ashu.htm Yes, I'm off to the Oscars] rediff.com.] [ [http://www.buzz18.com/showblog/bitchy-bee/where-is-bhanu-athaiya-our-only-oscar-winner/56841 Oscar winner] ] , and also twoNational Film Awards , in 1991 and 2002.She currently resides in
Mumbai .Biography
Bhanu Athaiya was born Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye in
Kolhapur inMaharashtra ,India on the 28th of April. She was the third of seven children born to Annasaheb and Shantabai Rajopadhye. Annasaheb died when Bhanumati was still nine years old [ [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080507/jsp/telekids/story_9233599.jsp Bhanu Athaiya] The Telegraph,May 7 ,2008 .] .A tribute was paid to her body of work at the opening of the South Asian International Film Festival, New York in November 2005 [ [http://www.saiff.org/press_release_2_Final.pdf Opening Night...]
November 25 ,2005 .] .Personal life
Bhanu was married to Satyendra Athaiya, a poet and occasional lyricist for Hindi films. The marriage ended in separation, and she never remarried. The couple had one daughter, who currently resides with her family in
Kolkata .Awards
Academy Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award for Costume Design:
* 1982, "Gandhi" (withJohn Mollo )National Film Award National Film Award for Best Costume Design :
* 1991: "Lekin "
* 2002: "Lagaan "Filmography
References
External links
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/173640/Bhanu-Athaiya Filmography at NY Times]
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