Question: Bhanu Athaiya who passed away recently was associated with which designation?
(a) Costume designer
(b) Film Director
(c) Poet
(d) Painter
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passed away in Mumbai on 15th October 2020. She was 91.
- She is India’s first Oscar winner Costume designer honoured for her work in the 1982 film Gandhi.
- Athaiya also designed costumes for Bollywood movies like C.I.D, Pyaasa, Kagaz Ke Phool, Guide, Satyam Shivam Sundaram,Geeta Mera Naam, Razia Sultan, Agneepath (1990), 1942 – A Love Story and many more.
- Some of her best designs include Vyjayantihmala in Aamrapaali, Waheeda Rehman in Guide and Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay