Oscar-winning
costume
designer
Bhanu
Athaiya
has
been
roped
in
to
design
the
costumes
for
TV
show
'Mahabharat'.
The
85-year-old
Athaiya,
who
won
the
Oscar
for
her
costumes
in
'Gandhi',
is
a
consulting
faculty
for
Star
Plus'
mythological
saga
'Mahabharat'
and
joining
her
on
this
show
will
be
Nidhi
Yasha.
Athaiya
said
the
designs
on
the
mythological
show
will
be
loyal
to
Indian
traditions
and
weaves.
"I'm
really
delighted
to
be
a
part
of
such
a
huge
TV
venture.
The
entire
look
of
Star
Plus'
Mahabharat
will
revive
Indian
handicrafts
and
traditional
weaves.
Different
ancient
techniques
have
been
used
to
achieve
the
various
looks.
A
lot
of
bright
colored
silks,
hand-looms,
gold
and
jewellery
structured
embroidery
patterns
have
been
used.
"My
team
and
I
were
very
meticulous
about
every
detail
to
remain
true
to
the
character.
We
have
worked
hard
on
designing
this
show
and
I'm
sure
our
effort
will
translate
beautifully
to
the
audiences," Athaiya
said.
Yasha
said
they
studied
over
450
books
related
to
period
textiles,
costume
and
jewellery
to
arrive
at
the
present
look
for
the
show.
'Mahabharat'
will
see
Samir
Dharmadhikari
play
Shantanu,
Shayantani
Ghosh
as
Satyavati,
Aarav
Chaudhary
as
Bheeshma,
Arpit
Ranka
as
Duryodhan,
Puneet
Issar
as
Parshuram,
Saurabh
Jain
as
Krishna,
Ratan
Rajput
as
Amba
and
Pooja
Sharma
in
the
role
of
Draupadi.