Zoya Akhtar
Directing·Oct 14, 1972·Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetZoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Born to to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani, she completed a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, where she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before turning writer-director in her own right. She achieved her breakthrough with the comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Director. She has since directed the comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), segments in the anthology films Lust Stories (2018) and Ghost Stories (2020), and the musical drama Gully Boy (2019), which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Director.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 The Archies2023 · Director, Producer, Screenplay | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
 Ghost Stories2020 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Gully Boy2019 · Director, Producer, Screenplay | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
 Lust Stories2018 · Director | Director |
 Dil Dhadakne Do2015 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Bombay Talkies2013 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara2011 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Luck by Chance2009 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
| UUntitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar ProjectDirector, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
| ZZindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2Director, Writer | Director, Writer |