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Zoya Akhtar
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…
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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.
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2026
Shape of Momo
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
In Transit
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
Superboys of Malegaon
Movie Producer
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2025
The Roshans
TV show Self
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2024
Angry Young Men
TV show Self
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2023
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Movie Writer
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2023
The Archies
Movie Director
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2023
Dahaad
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
Eternally Confused and Eager for Love
TV show Executive Producer
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2020
Ghost Stories
Movie Director
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2019
Made in Heaven
TV show Executive Producer
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2019
Gully Boy
Movie Director
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2018
Lust Stories
Movie Director
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2016
BFFs with Vogue
TV show Self
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2015
Dil Dhadakne Do
Movie Director
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2014
Words with Gods
Movie Screenplay
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2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV show Self
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2013
Bombay Talkies
Movie Director
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2012
Talaash
Movie Story
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2012
Making of Talaash
Movie Self
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2011
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Movie Director
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2009
Luck by Chance
Movie Director
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2008
Migration
Movie Screenplay
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2007
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Movie Executive Producer
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2004
Koffee with Karan
TV show Self
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2004
Indian Idol
TV show Self
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2004
Lakshya
Movie First Assistant Director
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2002
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
TV show Herself
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2001
Dil Chahta Hai
Movie Casting Director
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2000
Kaun Banega Crorepati
TV show Self
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1998
Bombay Boys
Movie Assistant Director
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1997
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Movie Rasa Devi's Courtesan
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2
Movie Director
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Jee Le Zaraa
Movie Writer
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Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project
Movie Director
