Zoya Akhtar

Known for DirectingBorn 1972-10-14 (age 53)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Zoya 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Making of Talaash

Angry Young Men

The Roshans

Superboys of Malegaon

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Dahaad

Gully Boy

Made in Heaven

Dil Dhadakne Do

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love

Comedy Nights with Kapil

Talaash

Dil Chahta Hai

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

Lakshya

Kaun Banega Crorepati

Luck by Chance

Lust Stories

Bombay Talkies

The Daily Show

Koffee with Karan

Words with Gods

The Archies

Migration

Indian Idol

Bombay Boys

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Ghost Stories

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.

BFFs with Vogue

Shape of Momo

In Transit

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Jee Le Zaraa

Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2