Zoya Akhtar
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1972-10-14 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known for
- The Daily Show (1996) — Self
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) — Story
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001) — Casting Director
- Talaash (2012) — Story
- Gully Boy (2019) — Director
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997) — Rasa Devi's Courtesan
- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) — Director
- Lust Stories (2018) — Director
- Lakshya (2004) — First Assistant Director
- Ghost Stories (2020) — Director
- Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) — Writer
- Luck by Chance (2009) — Director
- The Archies (2023) — Producer
- Bombay Talkies (2013) — Director
- Superboys of Malegaon (2025) — Producer
- Made in Heaven (2019) — Executive Producer