Bhanu Athaiya

Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020)
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Bhanu Athaiya

Summary

Bhanu Athaiya is a human[1]. She was born in Kolhapur[2]. She was born on April 28, 1929[3]. She passed away in Mumbai[4]. She died on October 15, 2020[5]. She worked as a costume designer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,824 views/month, #7,140 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bhanu Athaiya's place of birth was Kolhapur[2].
  • Bhanu Athaiya passed away in Mumbai[4].
  • Bhanu Athaiya was born on April 28, 1929[3].
  • Bhanu Athaiya died on October 15, 2020[5].
  • Bhanu Athaiya held citizenship in India[8].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's professions included costume designer[6].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's field of work was costume design[9].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's education included a stint at Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art[10].
  • Bhanu Athaiya received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design[11].
  • Bhanu Athaiya received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award[12].
  • Bhanu Athaiya is recorded as female[13].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's Commons category is recorded as Bhanu Athaiya[15].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's given name is recorded as Bhanu[16].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's described by source is recorded as Overlooked No More: Bhanu Athaiya, Who Won India Its First Oscar[17].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Costume Design[18].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Marathi[19].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hindi[20].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bhanumati Rajopadhye'}[22].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bhanu Athaiya'}[23].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's start of work period is recorded as 1956[24].
  • Bhanu Athaiya's end of work period is recorded as 2015[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kolhapur[2], Bhanu Athaiya… she was born on April 28, 1929[3].

Education

Bhanu Athaiya was educated at Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art[10].

Career and Affiliations

Bhanu Athaiya worked as a costume designer[6]. Her field of work was costume design[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[11], an Academy Awards[26], in United States[27] and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award[12], a class of award[28], in India[29], founded in 1991[30].

Death and Burial

Bhanu Athaiya died on October 15, 2020[5]. She passed away in Mumbai[4].

Why It Matters

Bhanu Athaiya ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,824 views/month, #7,140 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Bhanu Athaiya born?

Bhanu Athaiya's place of birth was Kolhapur[2].

Where did Bhanu Athaiya die?

Bhanu Athaiya passed away in Mumbai[4].

What did Bhanu Athaiya do for work?

Bhanu Athaiya worked as costume designer[6].

Where did Bhanu Athaiya go to school?

Bhanu Athaiya was educated at Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art[10].

What awards did Bhanu Athaiya receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[11] and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . indianexpress.com. indianexpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . indianexpress.com. indianexpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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