What is Bhanu Athaiya?
[[File:Bhanu Athaiya.jpg|thumb|right|Bhanu Athaiya]] '''Bhanu Athaiya''' (born '''Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye'''; 28 April 1929 &ndash; 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 (movie)|Gandhi]]''. She won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] for her ''Gandhi'' designs. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-15|title=Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/costume-designer-bhanu-athaiya-passes-away-6740971/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://movies.nytimes.com/person/173640/Bhanu-Athaiya Filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520040526/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/173640/Bhanu-Athaiya |date=2011-05-20 }} at ''[[The New York Times]]'' * {{IMDb name|0040390}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Athaiya, Bhanu}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from brain cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in India]] [[Category:Indian artists]] [[Category:Best Costume Design Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Costume designers]] {{bio-stub}}