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{{Short description|Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhanu Athaiya
| image = Bhanu Athaiya (nee Rajopadhye).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Athaiya at the [[Academy Awards]], 1983
| birthname = Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|04|28}}
| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Kolhapur State]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|10|15|1929|4|28}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| education = [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art]]
| yearsactive = 1947–2015
| occupation = [[Costume designer]] and [[Painter]]
| movement = [[Bombay Progressive Artists' Group]]
| spouse = Satyendra Athaiya
| awards = {{ulist|Usha Deshmukh Gold Medal - JJ School of Art (1951) for ''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhanu_Athaiya_-_Lady_in_Repose_(1951).tif Lady In Repose]''
|[[Academy Award for Costume Design]] (1983) for ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
|Nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design]] (1983) for ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]] (1991) for 1991: ''[[Lekin...]]''|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]] (2002) for ''[[Lagaan]]''}}
}}

'''Bhanu Athaiya''' (née '''Rajopadhye'''; 28 April 1929{{spnd}}15 October 2020) was an Indian costume designer and painter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-15 |title=Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first Oscar dies |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54560058 |access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref> She was the first Indian to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=2021-04-22 |title=Overlooked No More: Bhanu Athaiya, Who Won India Its First Oscar |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/obituaries/bhanu-athaiya-overlooked.html |access-date=2023-01-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2020-10-15 |title=Bhanu Athaiya, India's First Oscar Winner for 'Gandhi,' Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bhanu-athaiya-india-oscar-winner-gandhi-dead-1234806093/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Alongside being Bollywood's most iconic costume designer, she had a historically important early career as an artist with contemporaries like [[M. F. Husain]], [[F. N. Souza]] and [[Vasudeo S. Gaitonde]].<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/44563664/Bhanu_Rajopadhye_Athaiya_The_Legacy_of_a_Long_hidden_Sun_Ranjit_Hoskote Ranjit Hoskote, Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya:The Legacy of a Long-hidden Sun, Academia, December 2020]</ref> She was the only woman member of the [[Bombay Progressive Artists' Group]].<ref>[https://scroll.in/magazine/886646/before-bhanu-athaiya-the-oscar-winning-designer-there-was-bhanu-athaiya-the-modernist-painter Before Bhanu Athaiya, the Oscar-winning designer, there was Bhanu Athaiya, the modernist painter. Scroll. Jul 31, 2018]</ref> Two of Bhanu Rajopadhye's artworks were included in the 1953 Progressive Artists' Group show in Bombay.<ref name="static.prinseps.com">[https://static.prinseps.com/media/uploads/1950s-progressive-artists-group-bhanu-athaiya.pdf 1953 Progressive Artists' Group Exhibition Catalogue]</ref>

After her switch from art to cinema, Bhanu went on to become one of the leading creators of the aesthetic of a young India through her work on costumes for Bollywood films. She worked on over 100 films, with Indian filmmakers such as [[Guru Dutt]], [[Yash Chopra]], [[B.R. Chopra]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]], [[Raj Khosla]], and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]], notably in films like ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956), ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962), ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' (1965), ''[[Amrapali (film)|Amrapali]]'' (1966), ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' (1966), ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]'' (1979), ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983), ''[[Chandni (1989 film)|Chandni]]'' (1989), ''[[Lekin...]]'' (1990), ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' (1993), ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Kevin |date=2002-05-10 |title=Cricket in the Face of Colonialism |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-10-et-thomas10-story.html |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Swades]] (2004). She also worked on international projects with directors such [[Conrad Rooks]] in ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]'' (1972) and [[Richard Attenborough]] in ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982).

For ''Gandhi'', Bhanu won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |date=1983-04-12 |title='GANDHI' IS WINNER OF EIGHT ACADEMY AWARDS |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/12/movies/gandhi-is-winner-of-eight-academy-awards.html |access-date=2023-01-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film/costume-design |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114154135/https://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film/costume-design |archive-date=Jan 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>

She was honored in the 'In memoriam' segment of the [[93rd Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gittins |first=William |date=April 24, 2021 |title=In Memoriam Oscars 2021: directors, actors and writers who died in 2020 |url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/25/latest_news/1619317219_989708.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425142051/https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/25/latest_news/1619317219_989708.html |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |work=[[Diario AS]]}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
Bhanu was born into a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[Marathi Brahmin|Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kolhapur residents mourn daughter who put town on world map By Nikhil Deshmukh|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2020/10/15/bom38-mh-bhanu-athaiya-memories.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> in [[Kolhapur]] (in present-day [[Maharashtra]]). She was the third of seven children born to Annasaheb and Shantabai Rajopadhye. Athaiya's father, Annasaheb was a self-taught artist and photographer who worked in the films of [[Baburao Painter]]. He died when Athaiya was 11 years old.<ref>{{cite news |first=Smita|last=Lala|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080507/jsp/telekids/story_9233599.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525221923/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080507/jsp/telekids/story_9233599.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2011|title=My Fundays: Bhanu Athaiya|date=7 May 2008|access-date= 3 May 2013|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54560058|title= Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first Oscar dies|website=BBC News|date=15 October 2020}}</ref>

She studied at [[Sir J J School of Art]], Mumbai, where she won the Usha Deshmukh Gold medal in 1951 for the artwork titled 'Lady In Repose'.<ref name=arch>{{cite web|url = https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/prinsepss-bhanu-athaiya-estate-sale-sets-give-ace-designer-due-artist/|title= Prinseps's 'Bhanu Athaiya Estate Sale' sets out to give the late designer her due as an artist|website= Architectural Digest|date=1 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://prinseps.com/auctions/lots/lady-in-repose-bhanu-rajopadhye-athaiya-28-16/|title= Bhanu Athaiya's Lady In Repose|website=Prinseps|date=December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCLhyoLWHQ4|title= Discussion With Bhanu Athaiya's Daughter|website= [[YouTube]]|date=June 2022}}</ref> [[File:Bhanu-athaiya-j-j-school-gold-medal-2.jpg|thumb|Gold Medal Awarded by JJ School of Art in 1951 - Verso]] [[File:Bhanu-athaiya-j-j-school-gold-medal-1.jpg|thumb|Gold Medal Awarded by JJ School of Art in 1951 - Recto]]

==Career==
Bhanu started her career as an artist in Mumbai while still studying at JJ School of Art. Later she became a member of the [[Bombay Progressive Artists' Group|Progressive Artists' Group]] and exhibited with them.<ref name="static.prinseps.com"/><ref>[https://static.prinseps.com/catalogue/Bhanu%20Athaiya%20December%202020%20Auction.pdf Bhanu Athaiya Estate Sale Catalogue December 2020]</ref> She continued her part-time stint as a freelance fashion illustrator for women's magazine like "Eve's Weekly" and "Fashion & Beauty". while at the JJ School of Art.<ref>[https://prinseps.com/auctions/lots/eves-weekly-spread-pages-bhanu-rajopadhye-athaiya-30-16/ Bhanu's Eve's Weekly Spread Pages, Bhanu Athaiya Estate Auction December 2020]</ref> Later when the Eve's Weekly editor opened a boutique, she asked Athaiya to try designing dresses, hereupon she discovered her flair for designing clothes. Her success as a designer soon led to her switching career paths. Her costume designing career began by designing clothes for [[Guru Dutt]]'s films, starting with ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956). She soon became a part of the [[Guru Dutt team]].<ref name=guru>''Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema'', by Nasreen Munni Kabir. Published by Oxford University Press, 1996. {{ISBN|0-19-563849-2}}. ''pp 117-118''.</ref>

She made her debut as a film costume designer with the film ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' in 1956,<ref name="cid">{{cite news|first=Madhusree |last=Chatterjee |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/archive/Bhanu-Athaiya-India-s-first-Oscar-winner-walks-down-memory-lane/Article1-381412.aspx |title=Bhanu Athaiya - India's first Oscar winner walks down memory lane |date=20 February 2009 |access-date=3 May 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227010346/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/archive/Bhanu-Athaiya-India-s-first-Oscar-winner-walks-down-memory-lane/Article1-381412.aspx |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref> and followed it up with other [[Guru Dutt]] films such as ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960) and ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962). In her career spanning 50 years she has received numerous awards. She won the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]] (shared with [[John Mollo]]) for her work in the 1982 film, ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' and became the first Indian to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref name="cid" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/From-dandy-to-Dandi-it-was-a-long-journey/articleshow/35344377.cms|title= From dandy to Dandi, it was a long journey |access-date= 3 May 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date= 25 March 2001 }}</ref> She also won two [[National Film Awards]], in [[38th National Film Awards|1991]]<ref name="38th National" /> and [[49th National Film Awards|2002]].<ref name="49th National" />

In a career spanning over 100 films, she worked with Indian filmmakers such as [[Guru Dutt]], [[Yash Chopra]], [[B.R. Chopra]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]], [[Raj Khosla]], and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]], and international directors such [[Conrad Rooks]] and [[Richard Attenborough]].<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Oscar|last1=Holland|first2=Manveena|last2=Suri|first3=Mitra|last3=Esha|title=Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, dies age 91|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bhanu-athaiya-death/index.html|access-date=17 October 2020|website=CNN|date=16 October 2020 |language=en|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133029/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bhanu-athaiya-death/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ramachandran|first1=Naman|date=15 October 2020|title=Bhanu Athaiya, India's First Oscar Winner for 'Gandhi,' Dies at 91|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bhanu-athaiya-india-oscar-winner-gandhi-dead-1234806093/|access-date=17 October 2020|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133025/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bhanu-athaiya-india-oscar-winner-gandhi-dead-1234806093/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, dies at 91|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-veteran-costume-designer-bhanu-athaiya-india-s-first-oscar-winner-dies-at-91-2850050/amp|access-date=17 October 2020|website=www.dnaindia.com|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133025/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-veteran-costume-designer-bhanu-athaiya-india-s-first-oscar-winner-dies-at-91-2850050/amp|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2010, Athaiya released her book ''The Art of Costume Design'', published by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2514 |title=The Art of Costume Design, by Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya |access-date=3 May 2013 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304224854/http://www.harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2514 |archive-date=4 March 2012 }}</ref> On 13 January 2013, Athaiya presented a copy of the book to the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=28919&t=1 |title=No one will fight China to make a stand for Tibet |access-date=3 May 2013 |publisher=[[Phayul.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502031725/http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=28919&t=1 |archive-date=2 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=13&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=21-04-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar01307&publabel=TOI |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616000600/http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=13&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=21-04-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar01307&publabel=TOI |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Athaiya meets Dalai Lama |access-date=3 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

On 23 February 2012, it was reported that Athaiya wished to return her Academy Award to the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] because she felt that her family will not be able to take care of the trophy after her demise.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lada|last=Singh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/oscars-2012/story/first-indian-to-win-an-oscar-bhanu-athaiya-wants-to-return-her-award-94000-2012-02-22|title=First Indian to win an Oscar, Bhanu Athaiya wants to return her award|date=23 February 2012|access-date=3 May 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133036/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/oscars-2012/story/first-indian-to-win-an-oscar-bhanu-athaiya-wants-to-return-her-award-94000-2012-02-23|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 December 2012, it was confirmed that the trophy had been returned to The Academy.<ref>{{cite news |first=Avijit|last=Ghosh|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-15/india/35836042_1_finest-motion-picture-museum-bhanu-athaiya-costume-designer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616000540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-15/india/35836042_1_finest-motion-picture-museum-bhanu-athaiya-costume-designer|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|title= Bhanu Athaiya returns Oscar fearing theft|date=15 December 2012|access-date= 3 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

In April 2021, as part of the ''New York Times'' "Overlooked" series of obituaries that were not written at the time of the person's death (in this case, October 2020), Anita Gates wrote an obituary of Athaiya. In it, Athaiya is quoted about her work on ''Gandhi'': "[[Richard Attenborough]] was making a complex film and needed someone who knew India inside out," Athaiya told ''Eastern Eye'', a British weekly newspaper, in an interview published last year. "So much had to be contributed, and I was ready for it."<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|date=2021-04-22|title=Overlooked No More: Bhanu Athaiya, Who Won India Its First Oscar|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/obituaries/bhanu-athaiya-overlooked.html|access-date=2021-04-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

An exhibition titled "People of Mumbai", at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMV), Mumbai, showcases Bhanu Athaiya’s contributions to Modern Art and Indian cinema through a display of both her art and costume designs. Among the exhibits is the famous orange saree-dress worn by actress Mumtaz in ''Brahmachari'' (1968), a look that became emblematic of 1960s Bollywood style. The display included a rare work on Canvas from her [[Bombay Progressive Artists' Group|Progressive Artists' Group]] days, loaned by Prinseps.[https://www.cntraveller.in/story/this-brand-new-gallery-at-csmvs-is-a-tribute-to-mumbai-and-its-people/]

==Personal life==

Bhanu married a lyricist and poet, Satyendra Athaiya, in the 1950s. Subsequently in 1959, she changed her name from Bhanumati to Bhanu Athaiya. Satyendra died in 2004.<ref name=NYT/>

In 2012, Bhanu was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which eventually lead to her suffering paralysis on one side of the body and was bed-ridden for the last three years of her life. She died on October 15, 2020, in Mumbai at the age of 91, at a medical centre in [[South Mumbai]]. She is survived by her daughter Radhika Gupta.<ref name="ex">{{Cite web|date=15 October 2020|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=15 October 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name="arch" />

==Awards and nominations==
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|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Award
!scope="col" | Film/Artwork
!scope="col" | Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" | Ref.
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|style="text-align:center;" |1951
|Usha Deshmukh Gold Medal - JJ School of Art
|''[[c:File:Bhanu Athaiya - Lady in Repose (1951).tif|Lady In Repose]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{WP:Image citation/template|creator= |file=Bhanu-athaiya-j-j-school-gold-medal-2.jpg|medium= |title=Usha Deshmukh Gold Medal|date= 1951|repository= JJ School of Art|url= https://upload.wikimedia.org/Bharatpedia/commons/7/7d/Bhanu-athaiya-j-j-school-gold-medal-2.jpg|id= }}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[55th Academy Awards|1983 {{small|(55th)}}]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-14 |title=Academy Awards Database Search {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22FilmTitle%22%3A%22Gandhi%22%2C%22Sort%22%3A%222-Film%20Title-Alpha%22%2C%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22%3A0%2C%22AwardShowNumberTo%22%3A0%2C%22Search%22%3A30%7D |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114153313/https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22FilmTitle%22%3A%22Gandhi%22%2C%22Sort%22%3A%222-Film%20Title-Alpha%22%2C%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22%3A0%2C%22AwardShowNumberTo%22%3A0%2C%22Search%22%3A30%7D |archive-date=Jan 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983|title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners|access-date=2 May 2013|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|archive-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[36th British Academy Film Awards|1983 {{small|(36th)}}]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design]]
|''Gandhi''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film|title=Film in 1983 - BAFTA Awards|access-date=2 May 2013|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905053950/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[38th National Film Awards|1991 {{small|(38th)}}]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Lekin...]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="38th National">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm38thNFAAward.aspx|title=38th National Film Awards|access-date=3 May 2013|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105174944/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm38thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[49th National Film Awards|2002 {{small|(49th)}}]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]
|''[[Lagaan]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="49th National">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|title=49th National Film Awards|access-date=3 May 2013|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[54th Filmfare Awards|2009 {{small|(54th)}}]]
|[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]
|
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/filmfare/Filmfare-Jodha--bags-5-Priyanka-Hrithik-shine/articleshow/4205152.cms|title=Filmfare: 'Jodha...' bags 5, Priyanka, Hrithik shine|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=1 March 2009|access-date=11 July 2013|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023085344/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//home/specials/filmfare/Filmfare-Jodha--bags-5-Priyanka-Hrithik-shine/articleshow/4205152.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |2013 {{small|(4th)}}
|Laadli Lifetime Achievement Award
|
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news | url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/news-interviews/36461870_1_special-award-bhanu-athaiya-gender-sensitivity | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130527105726/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/news-interviews/36461870_1_special-award-bhanu-athaiya-gender-sensitivity | url-status= dead | archive-date= 27 May 2013 |title= NGO to honour Bhanu Athaiya with Lifetime Achievement award |work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=21 January 2013|access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref>
|}

==Filmography==
Source(s):<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhanu Athaiya movies and filmography - Cinestaan.com|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/bhanu-athaiya-3344/filmography|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Cinestaan|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133030/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/bhanu-athaiya-3344/filmography|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
|2015
|''[[Nagrik]]''
|-
|2008
|''[[Phir Kabhi]]''
|-
|2004|| ''[[Swades]]''
|-
|2001|| ''[[Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India]]''
|-
|2001|| ''[[Dhyaas Parva]]''
|-
|2000|| ''[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film)|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]]''
|-
|1995|| ''[[Prem (film)|Prem]]''
|-
|1995|| '' [[The Cloud Door|The Cloud Door (Himmelspforte, Die)]]''
|-
|1995|| ''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India]]''
|-
|1993|| ''[[1942: A Love Story]]''
|-
|1993 || ''[[Sahibaan]]''
|-
|1992 || ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]''
|-
|1991|| ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]''
|-
|1991|| ''[[Ajooba]]''
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Lekin...]]''
|-
|1990 || ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]''
|-
|1989|| ''[[Chandni (1989 film)|Chandni]]''
|-
|1988 || ''[[Hero Hiralal]]''
|-
|1987 || ''[[Kaash]]''
|-
|1986|| ''[[Sultanat (1986 film)|Sultanat]]''
|-
|1985|| ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]''
|-
|1985|| ''[[Faasle]]''
|-
|1985 || ''[[Salma (1985 film)|Salma]]''
|-
|1985|| ''[[Yaadon Ki Kasam]]''
|-
|1984|| ''[[Tarang (film)|Tarang]]''
|-
|1983|| ''[[Razia Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]''
|-
|1983 || ''[[Pukar (1983 film)|Pukar]]''
|-
|1982|| ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
|-
|1982 || ''[[Prem Rog]]''
|-
|1982 || ''[[Nikaah]]''
|-
|1981 || ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi: The Fun-Film]]''
|-
|1981 || ''[[Hotel (1981 film)|Hotel]]''
|-
|1981 || ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]''
|-
|1980|| ''[[Insaaf Ka Tarazu]]''
|-
|1980|| ''[[Agreement (film)|Agreement]]''
|-
|1980|| ''[[The Burning Train]]''
|-
|1980|| ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]''
|-
|1980 || ''[[Abdullah (film)|Abdullah]]''
|-
|1979|| ''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]''
|-
|1979|| ''[[Mr. Natwarlal]]''
|-
|1979 || ''[[Suhaag (1979 film)|Suhaag]]''
|-
|1979 || ''[[Jaani Dushman]]''
|-
|1978|| ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram|Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime]]''
|-
|1978|| ''[[Karmayogi (1978 film)|Karmayogi]]''
|-
|1978|| ''[[Shalimar (1978 film)|Shalimar]]''
|-
|1978 || ''[[Ghar (1978 film)|Ghar]]''
|-
|1978 || ''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]''
|-
|1977 || ''[[Alaap]]''
|-
|1977 || ''[[Aaina (1977 film)|Aaina]]''
|-
|1977 || ''[[Ab Kya Hoga]]''
|-
|1976|| ''[[Udhar Ka Sindur]]''
|-
|1976|| ''[[Hera Pheri (1976 film)|Hera Pheri]]''
|-
|1976 || ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]''
|-
|1976 || ''[[Nagin (filn)|Nagin]]''
|-
|1976 || ''[[Aaj Ka Mahaatma]]''
|-
|1976 || ''[[Chalte Chalte (1976 film)|Chalte Chalte]]''
|-
|1976 || ''[[Do Anjaane]]''
|-
|1975|| ''[[Aakraman]]''
|-
|1975|| ''[[Kala Sona]]''
|-
|1975 || ''[[Dharam Karam]]''
|-
|1975 || ''[[Prem Kahani (1975 film)|Prem Kahani]]''
|-
|1974 || ''[[Chor Machaye Shor]]''
|-
|1974 || ''[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]''
|-
|1973|| ''[[Dhund (1973 film)|Dhund]]''
|-
|1973|| ''[[Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar]]''
|-
|1973|| ''[[Keemat (1973 film)|Keemat]]''
|-
|1973 || ''[[Anamika (1973 film)|Anamika]]''
|-
|1973 || ''[[Bandhe Haath]]''
|-
|1972 || ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]''
|-
|1972|| ''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]''
|-
|1972|| ''[[Raaste Kaa Patthar]]''
|-
|1972 || ''[[Roop Tera Mastana]]''
|-
|1972 || ''[[Apna Desh]]''
|-
|1972 || ''[[Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film)|Mere Jeevan Saathi]]''
|-
|1971|| ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]''
|-
|1971|| ''[[Pyar Ki Kahani]]''
|-
|1971 || ''[[Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee]]''
|-
|1971 || ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Maryada]]''
|-
|1970 || ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]''
|-
|1970 || ''[[Himmat (1970 film)|Himmat]]''
|-
|1970 || ''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]''
|-
|1970 || ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''
|-
|1970 || ''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]''
|-
|1969|| ''[[Jeene Ki Raah]]''
|-
|1969 || ''[[Intaquam]]''
|-
|1968|| ''[[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]''
|-
|1967|| ''[[Anita (1967 film)|Anita]]''
|-
|1967|| ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]''
|-
|1967 || ''[[Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan]]''
|-
|1966 || ''[[Amrapali (film)|Amrapali]]''
|-
|1966 || ''[[Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi]]''
|-
|1966|| ''[[Mera Saaya]]''
|-
|1966|| ''[[Teesri Manzil]]''
|-
|1966 || ''[[Budtameez]]''
|-
|1965 || ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
|-
|1965 || ''[[Janwar (1965 film)|Janwar]]''
|-
|1965 || ''[[Kaajal]]''
|-
|1965|| ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]''
|-
|1965 || ''[[Mere Sanam]]''
|-
|1964 || ''[[Dulha Dulhan]]''
|-
|1964 || ''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]''
|-
|1962 || ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]''
|-
|1961|| ''[[Ganga Jamuna]]''
|-
|1960 || ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]''
|-
|1959 || ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]''
|-
|1959 || ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]''
|-
|1959 || ''[[Kavi Kalidas]]''
|-
|1957 || ''[[Pyaasa]]''
|-
|1956 || ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]''
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bhanu Athaiya}}
* {{IMDb name|0040390}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520040526/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/173640/Bhanu-Athaiya Filmography] at ''[[The New York Times]]''

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Bhanu Athaiya - Revision history

Sherrie7069 at 16:47, 18 March 2026