Zoya Akhtar
Directing · Story · Director · Screenplay
Born Oct 14, 1972 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Active 1997–present · Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Director
Zoya Akhtar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before turning writer-director in her own right.
Filmography
Superboys of Malegaon (2025) — ProducerShape of Momo (2026) — Executive ProducerJee Le Zaraa — Writer · ProducerZindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) — Story · Director · WriterDil Chahta Hai (2001) — Casting Director · Assistant DirectorGully Boy (2019) — Director · Producer · ScreenplayTalaash (2012) — Story · ScreenplayDil Dhadakne Do (2015) — Director · Story · ScreenplayLakshya (2004) — First Assistant Director · Executive ProducerLust Stories (2018) — DirectorKama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997) — Rasa Devi's CourtesanKho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) — Writer · ProducerLuck by Chance (2009) — Director · Screenplay · Executive Producer · StoryMade in Heaven (2019) — Executive Producer · Writer · Director · Creative Director · CreatorDahaad (2023) — Executive Producer · Writer · CreatorBombay Talkies (2013) — Director · ScreenplayThe Archies (2023) — Producer · Director · Screenplay · Story · LyricistGhost Stories (2020) — Director · Story · ScreenplayAngry Young Men (2024) — Executive ProducerEternally Confused and Eager for Love (2022) — Executive ProducerHoneymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) — Executive ProducerBombay Boys (1998) — Assistant DirectorWords with Gods (2014) — ScreenplayMigration (2008) — Screenplay