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Dolly Ahluwalia

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Dolly Ahluwalia
OccupationsCostume designer, actress
Years active1993–present
SpouseKamal Tiwari
AwardsFull list

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 3 Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards, two Best Costume Design awards 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 actress.[2]

Career

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She is alumni of National School of Drama graduating in 1979. Ahluwalia started her career by designing costumes for 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]

Filmography

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Costume designer

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Year Film
1993Bandit Queen
2006Omkara
2005Water
2005The Blue Umbrella
2007Aaja Nachle
Blood Brothers
2009Love Aaj Kal
Kaminey
2011Rockstar
2012Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
Midnight's Children
2013Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2014Haider
2017 Rangoon

Actress

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Year Title Role
1995Amma and Family (TV series)
2003Mudda – The Issue
2005Yahaan
2005Water
2005The Blue Umbrella
2009Aloo ChaatBeeji
2011Ek Noor
2012Vicky DonorDolly Arora
2012Luv Shuv Tey Chicken KhuranaBuaji
2013Saadi Love Story (Punjabi)Mrs. Brar
2013Bajatey RahoJasbeer Baweja
2013Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniSimran Talwar
2019Badnaam GaliBuaji
2019AxoneNaani
2020DoordarshanDarshan Kaur
2021Bell BottomRaavie Malhotra
2023 Chhatriwali Dhingra Aunty
2023 Thank You for Coming Kishori Kapoor
2024-2025 Lovely Lolla Shakuntala Chawla
2025 Sitaare Zameen Par Preeto [5]
2025 Son of Sardaar 2 Bebe
Calorie Gurdeep
The Great Shamsuddin Family Asiya
2026 Main Vaapas Aaunga Keenu's Grandmother

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ↑ Drama - Costume Design Archived 24 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine || Sangeet Natak Akademi Official listings.
  2. 1 2 "Dolly Ahluwalia dresses up Shahid Kapoor in 'Haider'". The Times of India. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dolly Ahluwalia gets nostalgic about Bandit Queen". The Indian Express. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "I'm a costume designer first: Dolly Ahluwalia". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "In Pictures: Aamir Khan Clicked Ahead Of Sitaare Zameen Par's Release | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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