1972-10-1454 years, 0 months, and 20 days old
Place of birth:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Adult:
No
Gender:
Female
Biography
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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Best Credits: 11
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Rasa Devi's Courtesan | 5.7 | 1997-02-28 | 2.7679 | ||
Making of Talaash | Self | 10 | 2012-11-30 | 0.5987 | ||
The Daily Show | Self | 6.424 | 1996-07-22 | 253.3049 | ||
Koffee with Karan | Self | 5.9 | 2004-11-19 | 28.0121 | ||
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Herself | 0 | 2002-03-22 | 19.071 | ||
Comedy Nights with Kapil | Self | 6.8 | 2013-06-22 | 29.5943 | ||
BFFs with Vogue | Self | 5.2 | 2016-09-25 | 4.474 | ||
Kaun Banega Crorepati | Self | 6.6 | 2000-07-03 | 17.2854 | ||
Angry Young Men | Self | 8.2 | 2024-08-20 | 2.9129 | ||
The Roshans | Self | 7.9 | 2025-01-17 | 3.8765 |