Pia Benegal

Pia Benegal has been a Costume Designer for over three decades with experience in film television and theatre Known for her authentic approach she excels in both realistic genres and period dramas Her latest project Gandhi presently in postproduction is a TV Series on Gandhis earliest days and his days as a lawyer showing the lesserknown stories of his life that played an important role in shaping him into a Mahatma Pias notable films include Mujib The Making of a Nation Aligarh Bose The Forgotten Hero Mammo Zubeidaa Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda Hari Bhari Welcome to Sajjanpur Sardari Begum Dil Se Well Done Abba English August Drohkaal and Bombay Boys In television Pia worked on the tenpart series Samvidhaan and other shows like Siyaasat She also contributed to the docudrama JangEAzadi featured at the museum in Kartarpur Punjab and designed for the play Gauhar performed across India and internationally Pia won the Lux Cine Zee Award for Best Costume Design for Sardari Begum in 1998 Her work on the BBC2 docudrama Last Days of the Raj earned a BAFTA nomination in 2008 A passionate traveler nature lover and photographer Pia has also served as a jury member for the Kashish Film Festival in 2013 the Laadli Film and Book Awards in 2018 and the LIFFT India FilmotsavWorld Cine Fest in 2017 and 2018