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'''Maxima Basu''' is an Indian [[fashion designer]], actress and director. She was the assistant director of Oscar-winning film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2009). She has designed for popular Bollywood films like ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela|Ram Leela]]'' (2013), ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' (2015) and ''[[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]]'' (2017), which became the highest grossing Indian film of all time,<ref name=c/> replacing senior designers [[Rushi Sharma]] and [[Manoshi Nath]]. She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design]] in 2016 for [[Bajirao Mastani]].<ref name=b/> She worked in Bajirao Mastani and Ram Leela as a team with designer [[Anju Modi]], both shared 4 wins and 2 nominations jointly. Later, Maxima worked alone for ''Dangal''. <br />
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== Personal life and education ==<br />
Maxima is named after Russian novelist [[Maxim Gorky]]. She belongs to a Bengali-speaking [[Basu]] family residing in [[Delhi]]. She is an Alumna of Kalindi [[Kalindi College|College, Delhi University]]. <br />
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After her first marriage ended in a divorce, she married her second husband Prashant in an intimate Hindu wedding ceremony held in [[Kanpur]]. The couple met on a film set, where Prashant worked as an Art Assistant.<br />
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==Career==<br />
She made her debut with [[Slumdog Millionaire]] (2009), in which she designed costumes and assisted [[Danny Boyle]], who earned the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] for the film.<ref name=b>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1633854058 Telegraph India : The bong girl's Bajirao connect]</ref> 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 (2016 film)|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 (2016 film)|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.<ref name=c>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/slumdog-millionaire-assistant-director-maxima-basu-to-style-aamir-khan-for-dangal/ Maxima Basu replaces Manoshi-Rushi for 'Dangal']</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===Costume Designer===<br />
*[[Laal Singh Chaddha]] (2022)<br />
* ''Eclipse'' (TV series) (2021)<br />
*[[Laal Kaptaan]] (2019)<br />
* The Elder One (2019)<br />
*[[Kalank]] (2019)<br />
*[[Raazi]] (2018)<br />
*[[Padmaavat]] (2018)<br />
*[[Bank Chor]] (2017)<br />
*[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]] (2017)<br />
*[[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]] (2016)<br />
*[[Bajirao Mastani]] (2015)<br />
*[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]] (2013)<br />
*[[Peepli Live|Peepli (Live)]] (2010)<br />
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===Actress===<br />
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*[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]] (Nurse) -- 2012<br />
*[[Peepli Live|Peepli (Live)]] (TV reporter) -- 2010<br />
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===1st Unit Director/Assistant Director===<br />
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* Ship of Theseus (Segment - Aida's Story)<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
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*[[Slumdog Millionaire]] (Assistant : Director)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Year !! Award !! Nominated work !! Result<br />
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| 2014 || Apsara Award for Best Costume Design || rowspan="4"| [[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]] || {{won}}<br />
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| 2014 || IBN Live Movie Award for Best Costume Design || {{won}}<br />
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| 2014 || Screen Weekly Award for Best Costume Design || {{won}}<br />
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| 2014 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design]] || {{nom}}<br />
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| 2016 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design]] || [[Bajirao Mastani]] || {{won}}<br />
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| 2016 || [[Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design]] || ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'' || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|title=10th AFA Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/10th-afa-nominees/ |website=[[Asian Film Awards]] |accessdate=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522173334/http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/10th-afa-nominees/ |archivedate=2016-05-22 }}</ref><br />
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| 2018 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design]] || [[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]] || {{nom}}<br />
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| 2020 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design]] ||[[Laal Kaptaan]] || {{nom}}<br />
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