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Bhanu Athaiya(1929-2020)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Set Decorator
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Bhanu Athaiya
Bhanu Athaiya was born on 28 April 1929 in Kolhapur, Kolhapur State, British India. She was a costume designer and set decorator, known for Lagaan (2001), Gandhi (1982) and Lekin... (1990). She was married to Satyendra Athaiya. She died on 15 October 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
BornApril 28, 1929
DiedOctober 15, 2020(91)
BornApril 28, 1929
DiedOctober 15, 2020(91)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan (2001)
Lagaan
8.1
  • Costume Designer
  • 2001
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi
8.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1982
Dimple Kapadia and Vinod Khanna in Lekin... (1990)
Lekin...
7.8
  • Costume Designer
  • 1990
Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades: Nous, le peuple (2004)
Swades: Nous, le peuple
8.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 2004

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • Nagrik (2014)
    Nagrik
    8.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 2014
  • Pooja Sharma, Arpit Ranka, Shaheer Sheikh, Saurabh Raj Jain, and Riya Deepsi in Mahabharat (2013)
    Mahabharat
    9.0
    TV Series
    • series costume designer
    • 2013
  • Mithun Chakraborty and Dimple Kapadia in Phir Kabhi (2008)
    Phir Kabhi
    7.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 2008
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades: Nous, le peuple (2004)
    Swades: Nous, le peuple
    8.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • L'inde, royaume du tigre (2002)
    L'inde, royaume du tigre
    6.1
    Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 2002
  • Seema Biswas and Kishore Kadam in Dhyasparva (2001)
    Dhyasparva
    8.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 2001
  • Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan (2001)
    Lagaan
    8.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2001
  • Mammootty in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)
    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    8.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 2000
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Deepa Sahi in Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)
    Oh Darling Yeh Hai India
    4.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1995
  • Prem (1995)
    Prem
    4.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1995
  • Anu Agarwal in The Cloud Door (1994)
    The Cloud Door
    5.6
    Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 1994
  • Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala in 1942: A Love Story (1994)
    1942: A Love Story
    7.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1994
  • Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, and Rishi Kapoor in Sahibaan (1993)
    Sahibaan
    4.9
    • Costume Designer (as Bhanu Atthaiya)
    • 1993
  • Zeba Bakhtiar, Ashwini Bhave, and Rishi Kapoor in Henna (1991)
    Henna
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1991
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, and Rishi Kapoor in Ajooba (1990)
    Ajooba
    5.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1990

Costume Department



  • Pooja Sharma, Arpit Ranka, Shaheer Sheikh, Saurabh Raj Jain, and Riya Deepsi in Mahabharat (2013)
    Mahabharat
    9.0
    TV Series
    • costume consultant
    • Costume consultant
    • 2013
  • Sunil Dutt, Ashwini Bhave, Aamir Khan, Vinod Khanna, Neelam Kothari, and Raveena Tandon in Parampara (1993)
    Parampara
    5.1
    • costumes
    • 1993
  • Agneepath (1990)
    Agneepath
    7.6
    • costumes
    • 1990
  • Naseeruddin Shah in Hero Hiralal (1988)
    Hero Hiralal
    6.0
    • costumes
    • 1988
  • Salma Agha, Shoma Anand, Raj Babbar, and Farooq Shaikh in Salma (1985)
    Salma
    6.6
    • costumes: Ms. Salma Agha
    • 1985
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Randhir Kapoor, and Tina Ambani in Pukar (1983)
    Pukar
    5.8
    • costumes
    • 1983
  • Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman in Jaanwar (1982)
    Jaanwar
    6.8
    • costumes
    • 1982
  • Nikaah (1982)
    Nikaah
    6.8
    • costumes
    • 1982
  • Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, and Navin Nischol in Hotel (1981)
    Hotel
    5.3
    • costumes
    • 1981
  • Rocky (1981)
    Rocky
    6.5
    • costumes
    • 1981
  • Abdullah (1980)
    Abdullah
    5.6
    • additional costumes
    • 1980
  • Hum Tere Ashiq Hain (1979)
    Hum Tere Ashiq Hain
    6.3
    • costumes: Miss Hema Malini
    • 1979
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, and Amjad Khan in Suhaag (1979)
    Suhaag
    6.5
    • costumes
    • 1979
  • Jaani Dushman (1979)
    Jaani Dushman
    6.1
    • costumes
    • 1979
  • Saajan Bina Suhagan (1978)
    Saajan Bina Suhagan
    6.4
    • dress designer (as Bhanu)
    • 1978

Set Decorator



  • Pooja Sharma, Arpit Ranka, Shaheer Sheikh, Saurabh Raj Jain, and Riya Deepsi in Mahabharat (2013)
    Mahabharat
    9.0
    TV Series
    • supervising set decorator
    • 2013–2014

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Banu Athaiva
  • Born
    • April 28, 1929
    • Kolhapur, Kolhapur State, British India
  • Died
    • October 15, 2020
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(complications from brain cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Satyendra Athaiya? - October 15, 2020 (separated, 1 child)

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