Zoya Akhtar, the daughter of Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani and sister to Farhan Akhtar, did not have such an easy entry to the industry as her brother did. The young director struggled for years before she could debut with Luck By Chance.
Luckily for her, nobody doubted her ability or talent all which was apparent when 'Luck By Chance' (2009), which she wrote and directed, was released. Zoya has worked her way up as assistant director, first with Kaizad Gustad in Bombay Boys, then brother Farhan in Dil Chahta Hai and Lakshya. She has worked as casting director for mother Honey Irani's Armaan and Farhan's 'Lakshya' and 'Dil Chahta Hai' too.
She next directed, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which starred Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. The film did very well at the box-office.
In 2013, her next film, Bombay Talkies released. This four-part film was made to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. Besides Zoya, the other three directors working on the film were Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee.
15Films
Zoya Akhtar
Date of Birth : 09 January 1974
Place of Birth : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Average Movie Rating for all Zoya Akhtar Movies 5
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Zoya Akhtar Filmography
Ghost Stories
as Story Writer, Screenplay Writer, Director
Bombay Talkies 2
as Director
Gully Boy
as Director
Road
as Director
Dil Dhadakne Do
as Story Writer, Director
Sheila Ki Jawaani
as Producer, Director
Talaash
as Story Writer, Screenplay Writer
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
as Story Writer, Screenplay Writer, Director
Luck By Chance
as Story Writer, Producer, Director
Kismat Talkies
as Director, Dialogue Writer
Filmography as
Filmography as
Lakshya
As casting-director,executive-producer,first-assistant-director
Dil Chahta Hai
As casting-director,first-assistant-director
Sheila Ki Jawaani
As director,producer
Gully Boy
As director
Bombay Talkies
As director
Luck By Chance
As director,producer,story-writer
Bhopal Express
As casting-director
Ghost Stories
As director,screenplay-writer,story-writer
Dil Chahta Hai
As casting-director,first-assistant-director
Talaash
As screenplay-writer,story-writer
Lakshya
As casting-director,executive-producer,first-assistant-director
Talaash
As screenplay-writer,story-writer
Filmography as
Ghost Stories
as Director, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer
Gully Boy
as Director
Bombay Talkies 2
as Director
Dil Dhadakne Do
as Director, Story Writer
Road
as Director
Bombay Talkies
as Director
Kismat Talkies
as Dialogue Writer, Director
Talaash
as Screenplay Writer, Story Writer
Sheila Ki Jawaani
as Director, Producer
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
as Director, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer
Luck By Chance
as Director, Producer, Story Writer
Lakshya
as Casting Director, Executive Producer, First Assistant Director
Dil Chahta Hai
as Casting Director, First Assistant Director
Bombay Boys
as Casting Director
Bhopal Express
as Casting Director
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