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Detailed explanation-1: -She also worked on international projects with directors such Conrad Rooks in Siddhartha (1972) and Richard Attenborough in Gandhi (1982). For Gandhi, Bhanu won Academy Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes (55th Academy Awards). She was the only woman member of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, group of modern artists based in Bombay. She won an Academy Award for “Best Costume Design” for her work in the movie Gandhi (1982).

Detailed explanation-3: -Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win the Oscar Award for costume designing. Her work in the film ‘Gandhi’ bagged her the 55th Academy Award in the “Best Costume Design” Category.

Detailed explanation-4: -She won the costume design Oscar at the 1983 Academy Awards, shared with John Mollo. She was also nominated in the category at the BAFTAs. Upon winning her Oscar (video below), Athaiya said the win was “too good to believe, ” before thanking Attenborough for “focusing world attention on India.”