Bhanu Athaiya

Oscars 2021: Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Chadwick Boseman remembered during In-memoriam segment

The Academy also paid tribute to Rishi Kapoor, Bhanu Athaiya, Kelly Preston, Helen McCrory, and Sean Connery among others

How Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, changed the landscape of costume designing in the country

Bhanu Athaiya considered herself a director’s designer. She was disdainful of stars who tried to dictate costume decisions and of designers who put their own fame above a film’s quality.

First auction of Bhanu Athaiya's artworks promises to reveal a side of the costume designer few knew

'One part of her work can be called fine art, and one can be called fashion art – but it’s all art in the end,' the curator of Bhanu Athaiya's auction says.

Bhanu Athaiya passes away: Indian cinema's pioneering costume designer brought authenticity, style to films 

Those who came into Bhanu Athaiya's orbit remember a wildly creative yet methodic professional, who brought an impressive formal expertise to the still nascent field of costume design in Indian films.

Bhanu Athaiya, Oscar-winning costume designer, dies at 91 after prolonged illness

Bhanu Athaiya won the Best Costume Design Oscar for her work in Richard Attenborough’s 1982 film Gandhi

1942: A Love Story — RD Burman's posthumous album made romance blossom against rebellion

The audio and visual aesthetic of the songs of 1942: A Love Story was a concoction of the strengths of a dying genius (RD Burman) and a budding one (Sanjay Leela Bhansali).

Padmavati's Rimple and Harpreet Narula to Sabyasachi: When Bollywood courted couturiers

We list our favourite B-town couturiers who’s set the screen alight with stunning and memorable costumes

Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya to be honoured with lifetime achievement award

Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya will receive the lifetime achievement honour at the Laadli National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity, while filmmaker Gauri Shinde will be awarded for her debut movie English Vinglish at the event to be held on Feb 5.