Zoya Akhtar
Indian film director
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| 2024 | Produced 'Superboys of Malegaon', set to be released on Amazon Prime Video |
| 2024 | Produced 'Superboys of Malegaon', set to be released on Amazon Prime Video |
| 2023 | Worked on the crime thriller series Dahaad. |
| 2023 | Worked on the crime thriller series Dahaad. |
| December 26 2023 | Collaborated on the coming-of-age buddy drama 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan', released on Netflix, which received positive reviews from critics. |
| December 26 2023 | Collaborated on the coming-of-age buddy drama 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan', released on Netflix, which received positive reviews from critics. |
| December 7 2023 | Directed the live-action Netflix film 'The Archies', featuring debutant actors, which opened to mixed reviews. |
| December 7 2023 | Directed the live-action Netflix film 'The Archies', featuring debutant actors, which opened to mixed reviews. |
| 2020 | Won Best Writing (with Reema Kagti) at the Jagran Film Festival and Best Director at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for 'Gully Boy'. |
| 2020 | Won multiple awards for 'Gully Boy', including Best Director at the 26th Screen Awards, 65th Filmfare Awards, and Zee Cine Awards. |
| 2020 | Won Critics' Choice Film Awards for Best Director (Hindi) for 'Gully Boy'. |
| 2020 | Won Best Writing (with Reema Kagti) at the Jagran Film Festival and Best Director at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for 'Gully Boy'. |
| 2020 | Won multiple awards for 'Gully Boy', including Best Director at the 26th Screen Awards, 65th Filmfare Awards, and Zee Cine Awards. |
| 2020 | Won Critics' Choice Film Awards for Best Director (Hindi) for 'Gully Boy'. |
| January 2020 | Zoya Akhtar participated in a 'fireside chat' with Shah Rukh Khan and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. |
| January 2020 | Zoya Akhtar participated in a 'fireside chat' with Shah Rukh Khan and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. |
| January 1 2020 | Contributed a segment to the Netflix horror anthology film 'Ghost Stories', which received mixed-to-negative reviews. |
| January 1 2020 | Contributed a segment to the Netflix horror anthology film 'Ghost Stories', which received mixed-to-negative reviews. |
| 2019 | Began working on the streaming drama series Made in Heaven. |
| 2019 | Directed the musical drama Gully Boy, which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Director. |
| 2019 | Received a NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival for 'Gully Boy'. |
| 2019 | Received a NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival for 'Gully Boy'. |
| 2019 | Began working on the streaming drama series Made in Heaven. |
| 2019 | Directed the musical drama Gully Boy, which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Director. |
| June 2018 | Contributed a segment to the Netflix anthology film 'Lust Stories', which received positive reviews for her story about the relationship between a bachelor and his maid. |
| June 2018 | Contributed a segment to the Netflix anthology film 'Lust Stories', which received positive reviews for her story about the relationship between a bachelor and his maid. |
| 2016 | Received nominations for Best Director at the 22nd Screen Awards and Times of India Film Awards for the film 'Dil Dhadakne Do'. |
| 2016 | Received nominations for Best Director at the 22nd Screen Awards and Times of India Film Awards for the film 'Dil Dhadakne Do'. |
| 2015 | Founded the production company Tiger Baby Films with frequent collaborator Reema Kagti. |
| 2015 | Directed the comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do. |
| 2015 | Directed the comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do. |
| 2015 | Founded the production company Tiger Baby Films with frequent collaborator Reema Kagti. |
| 2013 | Contributed to the anthology film Bombay Talkies, collaborating with Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, and Karan Johar to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. Her segment 'Sheila Ki Jawaani' told the story of a 12-year-old aspiring Bollywood dancer, receiving positive critical reviews. |
| 2013 | Contributed to the anthology film Bombay Talkies, collaborating with Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, and Karan Johar to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. Her segment 'Sheila Ki Jawaani' told the story of a 12-year-old aspiring Bollywood dancer, receiving positive critical reviews. |
| 2012 | Co-wrote the psychological crime thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, and Shernaz Patel. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success. |
| 2012 | Co-wrote the psychological crime thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, and Shernaz Patel. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success. |
| 2011 | Won Best Director and Best Screenplay (with Reema Kagti) at the 13th IIFA Awards for 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. |
| 2011 | Directed the comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Director and marked her breakthrough film. |
| 2011 | Won Best Director and Best Screenplay (with Reema Kagti) at the 13th IIFA Awards for 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. |
| 2011 | Directed the comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Director and marked her breakthrough film. |
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