Bhanu Athaiya

Costume Designers

Born - April 28, 1929 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Bhanu Athaiya is a popular Actor.

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April 28, 2026, Birthday Forecast: Discover what the next 12 months hold for you

TOI Astrology / Apr 28, 2026, 08:15 (IST)

Individuals born on April 28 can anticipate a Personal Year 6, influenced by Shukra Dev, bringing stability and recognition for hard work. Relationships focus on emotional security, while career progress is steady. Health requires discipline, and travel will be purposeful. This period promises grounded connections and fulfilling experiences by early 2027.

Geeta Gandbhir misses out on Oscar wins, but scripts history with dual nominations

etimes.in / Mar 17, 2026, 12:24 (IST)

In a remarkable achievement, filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir became the first American Indian director to earn dual Oscar nominations for her impactful documentaries, 'The Devil is Busy' and 'The Perfect Neighbor.' While the awards eluded her, her powerful storytelling shines a spotlight on urgent societal challenges, fostering awareness and inspiring change.

India's Oscar winning designer Bhanu Athaiya dies at 91

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 18:28 (IST)

One of India's most renowned costume designers and Oscar Award winner, Bhanu Athaiya passed away at her Mumbai home on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

Exclusive: Sridevi's 'Chandni' looks were designed majorly by Bhanu Athaiya and hardly by Neeta Lulla; Joint credit notwithstanding

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 16, 2020, 21:04 (IST)

If you think, courtesy the credit titles of Yash Chopra's 'Chandni', that Bhanu Athaiya (who passed away last night) and Neeta Lulla designed Sridevi's looks together, this one's for you. Yash Chopra credited Bhanu Athaiya and Neeta Lulla both, but it was Bhanu Athaiya almost all the way.

Renuka Shahane remembers her 'Katha Don Ganpatravanchi' costume designer Bhanu Athaiya: The pride of our country

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 16, 2020, 10:58 (IST)

Marathi actress Renuka Shahane who worked with Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya in 1996 Marathi film 'Katha Don Ganpatravanchi', tweeted a heartfelt tribute to Bhanu Athaiya.

Exclusive! Boney Kapoor, Neeta Lulla, Niharika Bhasin and others mourn the loss of ace costume designer Bhanu Athaiya; say 'She made our film industry proud'

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 19:34 (IST)

Ace costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar, passed away in Mumbai on Thursday morning at the age of 91. The last rites took place at the Chandanwadi crematorium in South Mumbai.

Watch: Bhanu Athaiya's Oscar-winning moment for Best Costume Design at the 55th Academy Awards

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 18:15 (IST)

Bhanu Athaiya made history on April 11, 1983, when she became the first Indian to win an Oscar.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas mourn the loss of designer Bhanu Athaiya: Her legacy will live on forever

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 16, 2020, 11:28 (IST)

Global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to her social media handles today to remember legendary costume designer, Bhanu Athaiya who passed away on Thursday morning in her sleep as she suffered from mild fever and cold, likely to be pneumonia, as per the designer’s daughter, Radhika Gupta.

Exclusive! Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla mourn the loss of designer Bhanu Athaiya: She is a personal icon

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 19:13 (IST)

Legendary costume designer Bhanu Athaiya who won the Best Costume Design Oscar for her work in the film ‘Gandhi’, breathed her last this morning after suffering from nominal fever and cough, expected to be pneumonia, as per her family members.

Celebrating Oscar-winner Bhanu Athaiya’s fashion legacy in Delhi

TNN / Feb 01, 2023, 01:00 (IST)

With the aim of celebrating India’s first Oscar winner, an exhibition at Bikaner House on costume designer Bhanu Athaiya reveals interesting details and research that went into the making of costumes of many iconic Bollywood movies.

Exclusive! Celebrity designer Ashley Rebello on Bhanu Athaiya’s demise: She has changed the style file of cinema

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 18:41 (IST)

Oscar award-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passed away in her sleep today at the age of 91, after suffering from a slight fever and cough, likely to be pneumonia, as confirmed by her daughter Radhika.

Bhanu Athaiya fumes over tailor remark

TNN / Jul 08, 2010, 00:12 (IST)

Oscar winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya is contemplating filing a defamation suit if fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani's counsel does not apologise for insinuating that she was 'merely a tailor'.

Did you know that director Richard Attenborough selected Bhanu Athaiya to design costumes for ‘Gandhi’ in just 15 minutes?

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 19:46 (IST)

Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, will forever be the first Indian to win an Academy Award.

Academy award winning designer Bhanu Athaiya passes away

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 17:51 (IST)

India's first Academy Award winner Bhanu Athaiya has passed away at the age of 91. She made history by winning the Oscar for Best Costume Design for Lord Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1983.

Exclusive! Randhir Kapoor mourns the demise of designer Bhanu Athaiya: She was unique and one of her kind

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 15, 2020, 21:04 (IST)

Ace costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar, has passed away in Mumbai on Thursday morning. She was 91.

Month after her death, designer Bhanu Athaiya's artworks auctioned for Rs 88 lakh

TNN / Dec 03, 2020, 09:47 (IST)

Just over a month after her demise at the age of 91, an assortment of little-known artworks of Bhanu Athaiya, India's first costume designer to win an Oscar, fetched Rs 88 lakh at a virtual auction on Wednesday evening. Held by city-based auction house Prinseps, this first public sale of Athaiya's sketches and early fashion illustrations offered a peek into her artistic journey.

NGO to honour Bhanu Athaiya with Lifetime Achievement award

TNN / Jan 21, 2013, 14:48 (IST)

The Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity will see the presence of Bhanu Athaiya who is Indian cinema's most well-regarded costume designer receiving the Laadli Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bhanu Athaiya designs the look for Mahabharat

TNN / Sep 02, 2013, 17:47 (IST)

To ensure that the epic does justice to the theme, producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary has roped in veteran stylist Bhanu Athaiya to design the costumes and look.