Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, passed away at the age of 91 on October 15 after a prolonged illness, said her daughter Radhika Gupta. Athaiya, who won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 film "Gandhi", passed away peacefully in her sleep, her daughter Radhika Gupta told .The last rites took place at the Chandanwadi crematorium in South Mumbai Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, died at her home on Thursday after prolonged illness, her daughter said. Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passed away in Mumbai at the age of 91 on October 15. Mumbai: Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, died at her home on Thursday after prolonged illness, her daughter said.She was 91. India's first Oscar winner, Bhanu Athaiya, known for her formidable work in costume designing in over 100 films across five decades, was also a painter. India's first ever Oscar winner, costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, has died at the age of 91. Another side to the artistry of Bhanu Athaiya Athaiya is best known for winning an Oscar for costume design for the film Gandhi. She was 91 and died at her residence after prolonged illness. She was 91. Bhanu Athaiya worked with all top filmmakers including Oscar nominated film ‘Lagaan’. “Mom led an amazing life. She was bedridden in recent years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2012, her […] Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. Her daughter Radhika Gupta told ToI on phone that Athayiya died in her sleep. Bhanu Athaiya won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 epic film Gandhi; The Kolhapur-born Athaiya, who worked till just five years ago, began her career as a costume designer in Hindi cinema with Guru Dutt’s 1956 superhit “C.I.D.”. Celebrated Bollywood costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, has died at the age of 91, her family says. Bhanu Athaiya has been an important name in pioneering Indian cinema. She was 91. Yesterday one of Indian film’s true stars Bhanu Athaiya passed away at age 91. She was 91 and died at her residence after prolonged illness. image copyrightGetty Images image captionDirector Richard Attenborough asked Bhanu Athaiya to work on the Oscar-winning film about Mahatma Gandhi Celebrated Bollywood costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, has died at the age of 91, her family says. Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency PTI. She had been bedridden since 2016 when her right side got paralysed,” she said. She had been diagnosed with meningioma in 2012 but had continued to work; her last costume design was for the Marathi film Nagrik in 2014. Bhanu Athaiya: First Indian To Win An Oscar Passes Away At The Age Of 91. Bhanu Athaiya (1929-2020): India’s first Oscar winner, creator of hit Bollywood moments and costumes for 60 years Bhanu Athaiya passed away in the early hours of Thursday in Mumbai. At 24, Bhanu Athaiya (then Rajopadhye), had already begun to make an impression in the circuit. She was 91. She was 91 and died at her residence after prolonged illness. Bhanu Athaiya had been the first Indian to ever receive an Oscar way back in 1983 for Lord Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, a title she held for 26 years before the Slumdog Millionaire crew stole the show. Bhanu Athaiya stands backstage, holding her Oscar, after winning the 1982 Academy Award for "Best Costume Designer" for her role in Gandhi. Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya, the only Indian woman to bag an Oscar for Richard Attenborough’s 1982 classic Gandhi, passed away at 91 this October. She won an Oscar in 1983 for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who is best known for her work in Richard Attenborough’s, 'Gandhi' (1982), passed away in Mumbai on Thursday.She was 91. Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” (1982), died at her home in Mumbai Thursday after a prolonged illness. According to The Hindu, her daughter said that Banu Athaiya passed away peacefully in her sleep. Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer of the major films and the only Indian designer, who won an Oscar for the costumes, passed away in Mumbai at the age of 91. “In 2012, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Mumbai: Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India's first Oscar winner, died at her home on Thursday after prolonged illness, her daughter said. Mumbai: Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, is no more. ... A woman of high standards and strong ethics, Athaiya decided to return her Oscar to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles for safe-keeping in 2012. Tribute Bhanu Athaiya (1929-2020): Oscar-winning costume designer was a cut above the rest Her iconic creations shaped the look of Hindi cinema between the 1950s and the 2000s. Bhanu Athaiya, the first-ever Indian to win an Oscar, has passed away due to a prolonged illness at age 91. She was a total backroom player, for whom work always came first. Athaiya won the Academy Award in the Best Costume Design category at the 1983 Oscars for her work in Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi". Athaiya won the Academy Award in the Best Costume Design category at the 1983 Oscars for her work in Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi”. Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, is no more. Mumbai: Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, is no more. 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