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
Lust Stories
(2018)
Director
The Archies
(2023)
Director
Ghost Stories
(2020)
Director
Dil Dhadakne Do
(2015)
Director
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(2011)
Director
Dil Chahta Hai
(2001)
Assistant Director
Bombay Talkies
(2013)
Director
Luck by Chance
(2009)
Director
Gully Boy
(2019)
Director
Lakshya
(2004)
First Assistant Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Bombay Boys
(1998)
Assistant Director
Dil Chahta Hai
(2001)
Assistant Director
Lakshya
(2004)
First Assistant Director
Luck by Chance
(2009)
Director
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(2011)
Director
Bombay Talkies
(2013)
Director
Dil Dhadakne Do
(2015)
Director
Lust Stories
(2018)
Director
Gully Boy
(2019)
Director
Ghost Stories
(2020)
Director
The Archies
(2023)
Director
Acting
Production
Dil Chahta Hai
(2001)
Casting Director
Lakshya
(2004)
Executive Producer
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
(2007)
Executive Producer
Luck by Chance
(2009)
Executive Producer
Gully Boy
(2019)
Producer
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
(2023)
Producer
The Archies
(2023)
Producer
Writing
Migration
(2008)
Screenplay
Luck by Chance
(2009)
Screenplay and Story
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(2011)
Story and Writer
Talaash
(2012)
Screenplay and Story
Bombay Talkies
(2013)
Screenplay
Words with Gods
(2014)
Screenplay
Dil Dhadakne Do
(2015)
Story and Screenplay
Gully Boy
(2019)
Screenplay
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
(2023)
Writer
The Archies
(2023)
Story, Screenplay, and Lyricist