Zoya Akhtar

ProducerActorWriterDirectorArt Oct 14 (age 53) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 1996–2025 (29 year career)

6.6 avg rating

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.

Known For

Film

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Director

Film

Dil Chahta Hai

Assistant Director

Film

Gully Boy

Director

Film

Talaash

Screenplay

Film

Dil Dhadakne Do

Director

Film

Lakshya

Executive Producer

Film

Lust Stories

Director

Film

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Filmography

Acting (11)

Movies (2)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1997

as Rasa Devi's Courtesan

5.7

Making of Talaash

as Self

10.0

Television (9)

The Roshans

as Self

Angry Young Men

as Self

BFFs with Vogue

as Self

Comedy Nights with Kapil

as Self

Indian Idol

as Self

Koffee with Karan

as Self

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

2002

as Herself

6.0

Kaun Banega Crorepati

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

Crew (53)

Movies (44)

Superboys of Malegaon

Producer

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

Producer

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

Writer

The Archies

Director

The Archies

Lyricist

The Archies

Producer

The Archies

Screenplay

The Archies

Story

Ghost Stories

Director

Ghost Stories

Screenplay

Ghost Stories

Story

Gully Boy

Director

Gully Boy

Producer

Gully Boy

Screenplay

Lust Stories

Director

Dil Dhadakne Do

Director

Dil Dhadakne Do

Screenplay

Dil Dhadakne Do

Story

Words with Gods

Screenplay

Bombay Talkies

Director

Bombay Talkies

Screenplay

Talaash

Screenplay

Talaash

Story

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

Director

7.6

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

Story

7.6

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Writer

Luck by Chance

Director

Luck by Chance

Executive Producer

Luck by Chance

Screenplay

Luck by Chance

Story

Migration

Screenplay

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Executive Producer

Lakshya

Executive Producer

Lakshya

First Assistant Director

Dil Chahta Hai

Assistant Director

Dil Chahta Hai

Casting Director

Bombay Boys

Assistant Director

Jee Le Zaraa

Producer

Jee Le Zaraa

Writer

Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project

Director

Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project

Producer

Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project

Writer

Passage of Family

Producer

Passage of Family

Writer

Television (9)

In Transit

2025

Producer

Angry Young Men

Executive Producer

Dahaad

Executive Producer

Dahaad

Writer

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love

Executive Producer

Made in Heaven

Creative Director

Made in Heaven

Director

Made in Heaven

Executive Producer

Made in Heaven

Writer