Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago

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Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya, a colossus of costume design who became India’s first Oscar winner for her work in Richard Attenborough’s, Gandhi (1982), and whose chic couture in blockbusters like Waqt (1965) blazed fashion trends, passed away in Mumbai on 15th October, 2020. She was 91 years old.

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