Veteran costume designer Bhanu Athaiya breathed her last on Thursday leaving behind a huge body of work. The first Indian to win an Oscar, Bhanu Athaiya was 91 and was reportedly unwell for the last few years.

Watch Bhanu Athaiya's winning speech at the 1983 Oscars: ' This is too good to be true'

India's first and an only Indian woman Oscar winner, Bhanu Athaiya passed away on Thursday (September 15). She was 91. Bhanu won an Academy for her work in the Richard Attenborough’s 1983 film 'Gandhi'.

Bhanu Athaiya (1929-2020): Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra & others mourn demise of India's first Oscar winner

Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first Oscar winner, died at her home on Thursday after prolonged illness, her daughter said. She was 91. Athaiya, who won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 film 'Gandhi', passed away peacefully in her sleep, her daughter Radhika Gupta told PTI.

India's first Oscar winner, costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, dies at 91

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Watch Bhanu Athaiya's winning speech at the 1983 Oscars: ' This is too good to be true'

Bhanu Athaiya (1929-2020): Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra & others mourn demise of India's first Oscar winner

India's first Oscar winner, costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, dies at 91