Bhanu Athaiya material
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Bhanu Athaiya material
Date (inclusive): 1967-2012
Date (bulk): 1980-1983
Collection number: 1725
Creator:
Athaiya, Bhanu
Extent:
1.8 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
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Preferred Citation
Bhanu Athaiya material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Bhanu Athaiya, 2012
Biography
Bhanu Athaiya is an Indian costume designer. Her Academy Award for costume design for Richard
Attenborough's GANDHI (1982) made her the first Indian and the only Indian woman to earn an Oscar. In
2012 she returned her Oscar statuette to the Academy and donated archival material related to GANDHI.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Bhanu Athaiya material spans the years 1967-2012 (bulk 1980-1983) and encompasses 1.8 linear feet.
The collection includes call sheets, schedules, and other production materials for GANDHI (1982) as well
as Indian newspaper clippings on the film's initial reception and path through awards season.
Correspondence, clippings, and other miscellaneous materials document Athaiya's lengthy career as a
costume designer in Indian cinema, which has also garnered her two National Film Awards of India, in 1991
and 2002.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files; 3. Oversize.
Indexing Terms
costume designers
folder 1
GANDHI--call sheets
1980--1981
Record ID: 71489058
folder 2
GANDHI--certificates
1982--1982
Record ID: 71489061
folder 3
GANDHI--clippings
1982--1983
Record ID: 71489068
folder 4
GANDHI--correspondence
1982--2003
Record ID: 71489067
folder 5
GANDHI--periodicals
1982--1983
Record ID: 71489069
folder 6
GANDHI--pre-production
1980--1980
Record ID: 71489060
folder 7
GANDHI--programs
1982--2002
Record ID: 71489062
folder 8
GANDHI--schedules
1980--1981
Record ID: 71489049
folder 9
GANDHI--second unit
1980--1981
Record ID: 71489059
folder 10
Clippings
1983--2012
Record ID: 71489070
folder 11
Correspondence
1967--2011
Record ID: 71489072
folder 12
Miscellaneous
1996--2012
Record ID: 71489074
folder 13
Periodicals
1982--2012
Record ID: 71489073
folder 14
Programs
2005--2011
Record ID: 71489081
folder 15
GANDHI--lobby cards
1982--1982
Record ID: 71489082
folder 16
LAGAAN--certificate
2002--2002
Record ID: 71489085
folder 17
LAGAAN--lobby cards
2001--2001
Record ID: 71489084
