Zoya Akhtar
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1972-10-14 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zoya Akhtar
Biography
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.
Acting
(1997)
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
as Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Crew
Jee Le Zaraa
Writer, Producer
Passage of Family
Writer, Producer
Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project
Director, Writer, Producer
Gully Boy 2
Producer
(2025)
Superboys of Malegaon
Producer
(2023)
The Archies
Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Lyricist
(2023)
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Writer, Producer
(2020)
Ghost Stories
Director
(2019)
Gully Boy
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2018)
Lust Stories
Director
(2015)
Dil Dhadakne Do
Director, Screenplay, Story
(2014)
Words with Gods
Screenplay
(2013)
Bombay Talkies
Director, Screenplay
(2012)
Talaash
Story, Screenplay
(2011)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Director, Story, Writer
(2009)
Luck by Chance
Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
(2008)
Migration
Screenplay
(2007)
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Executive Producer
(2004)
Lakshya
First Assistant Director, Executive Producer
(2001)
Dil Chahta Hai
Casting Director, Assistant Director
(1998)
Bombay Boys
Assistant Director