Zoya Akhtar

Directing · b. 1972 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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

7.6

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011 · Director

7.3

Gully Boy

2019 · Director

6.9

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015 · Director

6.3

Lust Stories

2018 · Director

5.2

Ghost Stories

2020 · Director

6.6

Luck by Chance

2009 · Director

5.6

The Archies

2023 · Director

6.3

Bombay Talkies

2013 · Director

7.2

Made in Heaven

2019 · Series · Director

7.3

Dahaad

2023 · Series · Creator

In Transit

2025 · Series · Creator

Directed

5.6

The Archies

2023 · Director

5.2

Ghost Stories

2020 · Director

7.2

Made in Heaven

2019 · Series · Director

7.3

Gully Boy

2019 · Director

6.3

Lust Stories

2018 · Director

6.9

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015 · Director

6.3

Bombay Talkies

2013 · Director

7.6

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011 · Director

6.6

Luck by Chance

2009 · Director

Created

In Transit

2025 · Series · Creator

7.3

Dahaad

2023 · Series · Creator

7.2

Made in Heaven

2019 · Series · Creator

Acting

5.7

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1997 · Rasa Devi's Courtesan

In development

Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project

Director

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2

Director