(Photo: Express archive)Written by Anita GatesIn 1983, when Bhanu Athaiya won an Oscar for costume design for her work on Gandhi, not everyone in Hollywood was thrilled. And when the costume design award went to Athaiya — sharing the honor with British designer John Mollo — she became the first Oscar winner in history from India. Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye was born April 28, 1929, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, known as a city of the arts, in British India. When the costume design Oscar went to Athaiya — sharing the honor with British designer John Mollo — she became the first Oscar winner in history from India. (Photo: Express Photo by Dilip Kagda) When the costume design Oscar went to Athaiya — sharing the honor with British designer John Mollo — she became the first Oscar winner in history from India.

Source: Indian Express April 25, 2021 03:45 UTC