Know Bhanu Athaiya, the woman who got India its first Oscar

Bhanu Athaiya of India impacted the world forever on April 11, 1983, when she won an Oscar for Best Costume Design for Lord Richard Attenborough's Gandhi at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles at the 55th yearly Academy Awards. 

THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN AN OSCAR 

It is known well that Bhanu Athaiya is the main Indian to win an Oscar. She imparted her win to her British partner John Mollo and kept on being the main Indian to hold the title for a long time. In spite of the fact that AR Rahman, Resul Pookutty and Gulzar additionally won the Oscar later, she is as yet the main Indian lady to win an Oscar a la mode. 

HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT BHANU ATHAIYA 

Bhanu Athaiya was conceived on April 28, 1929, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra of British India 

Her full name is Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye 

She is an outfit planner and is known for her work in: 

Master Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) 

Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) 

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Swades (2004) 

Athaiya restored her Oscar in December 2012 to the Academy following a wellbeing alarm after she was determined to have mind tumor 

She felt that the Academy would be the most secure place for her trophy to stay in unendingness after she is no more 

She has likewise won two National Film Awards for her work in Lekin (1991) and Lagaan 

She is the creator of The Art of Costume Design which she discharged in 2010 

She has some real works in her name and her plans in motion pictures like Pyaasa, Chaudhvi Ka Chand, and Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam made her prevalent 

She is working for the silver screen for a long time and she has made ensembles for around 100 movies.