Maxima Basu

Maxima Basu is an Indian fashion designer, actress and director. She was the assistant director of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. She has designed for popular Bollywood films like Ram Leela (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Dangal (2017), which became the highest grossing Indian film of all time, Later, she switched to designing costumes with 2013 blockbuster Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali gave her the chance. He later repeated her for his next venture Bajirao Mastani. She was applauded nationally. Sanjay, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh was all in praise for her dresses on their characters. She earned the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design in 2016 for the film. In 2017, she worked in two films : Bank Chor and Dangal, the latter being the highest grossing Indian film of all time. In 2017, popular designers Manoshi Nath and Rushi Sharma were scheduled to design dresses for Dangal, the highest grossing Indian film of all time. But co-producer Aamir Khan replaced them with her, giving the reason that they charged too much money for the film's budget. The film earned her second Filmfare Nomination.

Filmography Costume Designer Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) Eclipse (TV series) (2021) Laal Kaptaan (2019) The Elder One (2019) Kalank (2019) Raazi (2018) Padmaavat (2018) Bank Chor (2017) Raabta (2017) Dangal (2016) Bajirao Mastani (2015) Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) Peepli (Live) (2010)

Actress

Ship of Theseus (Nurse) -- 2012 Peepli (Live) (TV reporter) -- 2010

1st Unit Director/Assistant Director

Ship of Theseus (Segment - Aida's Story)

Miscellaneous

Slumdog Millionaire (Assistant : Director)

Awards Year Award Nominated work Result 2014 Apsara Award for Best Costume Design Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2014 IBN Live Movie Award for Best Costume Design 2014 Screen Weekly Award for Best Costume Design 2014 Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design 2016 Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design Bajirao Mastani 2016 Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design Bajirao Mastani 2018 Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design Dangal 2020 Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design Laal Kaptaan