Dolly Ahluwalia
| Dolly Ahluwalia | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Costume designer, Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Dolly Ahluwalia is an Indian actress and costume designer who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 for costume design.[1] She has won the National Film Award thrice, twice for Best Costume Design for Bandit Queen (1993) and Haider (2014) , and then as Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Donor (2012), which is also her best known role as an actor.[2]
Career
Ahluwalia started her career with designing costumes of theatre. Thereafter she started film career with Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen in 1993, which got her first National Film Award for Best Costume Design.[3] Thereafter she designed for notable directors like Vishal Bhardwaj in The Blue Umbrella (2005), Omkara (2006), Blood Brothers (2007), Kaminey (2009) and Haider (2014),[2] with Deepa Mehta in Water (2005) and Midnight's Children (2012). Besides working with mainstream Bollywood films like Love Aaj Kal (2009), Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) and with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).[4]
Awards
- 1995: National Film Award for Best Costume Design:[3] Bandit Queen
- 2001: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Costume Design[1]
- 2013: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Vicky Donor (2012) [5]
- 2014: Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag[6]
- 2015: Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design - Haider[7]
Filmography
Costume Designer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Bandit Queen |
| 2006 | Omkara |
| 2005 | Water |
| 2005 | The Blue Umbrella |
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle |
| 2007 | Blood Brothers |
| 2009 | Love Aaj Kal |
| 2009 | Kaminey |
| 2012 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana |
| 2012 | Midnight's Children |
| 2013 | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
| 2014 | Haider |
Actor
| Year | Film / Television |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Amma and Family (TV series) |
| 2003 | Mudda – The Issue |
| 2005 | Yahaan |
| 2005 | Water |
| 2005 | The Blue Umbrella |
| 2009 | Aloo Chaat |
| 2011 | Ek Noor |
| 2012 | Vicky Donor |
| 2012 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana |
| 2013 | Saadi Love Story (Punjabi) |
| 2013 | Bajatey Raho |
| 2013 | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
References
- 1 2 Drama - Costume Design Sangeet Natak Akademi Official listings.
- 1 2 "Dolly Ahluwalia dresses up Shahid Kapoor in 'Haider'". The Times of India. Feb 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Dolly Ahluwalia gets nostalgic about Bandit Queen". Indian Express. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "I’m a costume designer first: Dolly Ahluwalia". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of 59th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Winners of 60th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. February 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-25.