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That's their fault, not mine: Bhanu Athaiya
Updated On: 17 December, 2012 06:29 AM IST | | Shakti Shetty
Costume designer who bagged an Oscar for 'Gandhi' explains why the Indian government's callousness doesn't bother her anymore
The 86-year-old’s hands tremble thanks to her debilitating brain tumour. However, that doesn’t stop Bhanu Athaiya from holding her own while expressing her strong opinions. She became India’s first Oscar winner, way back in 1983, when she bagged the bald statuette for Best Costume Design in Richard Attenborough’s biopic Gandhi.u00a0Incidentally, the octogenarian has decided to return the award back to the Academy for safekeeping. A picture of serene content, Bhanu confesses to having done away with all the bitterness she once felt towards the Indian government for their apathetic attitude...

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