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Zoya Akhtar

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Zoya Akhtar
Ranveer Singh | Alia Bhatt | 

Presented by: Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar Directed by: Zoya Akhtar Distributed by: AA Films Music label: Zee Music Company Excel Entertainment & Tiger Baby Present an Excel Entertainment Production.
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Gully Boy (2019)
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Zoya Akhtar hails from one of the most talented film families in the country. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors like Mira Nair, Tony Gerber, and Dev Benegal, before turning Writer-Director in her own right.

She has directed movies like the critically acclaimed Luck by Chance (2009), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Sheila Ki Jawani as part of Bombay Talkies (2013)She has co-written Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012) alongside Reema Kagti. Her signature style brings together creativity, sensitivity and individuality to create a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience which resonates with all ages.

She then went on to direct Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), a film based on a dysfunctional Punjabi family.

After Dil Dhadakne Do, Zoya Akhtar's next directorial venture titled Gully Boy (2019) released on 14th February 2019. The film is about a 22-year-old Muslim kid from a ghetto in Bombay. The boy is a rapper, and the story is his journey from realizing his love for rap, to chasing his dream, and to inadvertently transcending his class. After Gully Boy's success, her next venture in collaboration with Reema Kagti, Nitya Mehra and Alankrita Shrivastava titled Made in Heaven (2019) for Amazon Prime released on 8th March 2019 and was very well received globally.
BornOctober 14, 1972
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Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar in Koffee with Karan (2004)
Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, and Rohit Shetty in Koffee with Karan (2004)
Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, and Imtiaz Ali in Koffee with Karan (2004)
Zoya Akhtar and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)

Known for

Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
8.2
  • Writer
  • 2011
Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)
Gully Boy
7.9
  • Writer
  • 2019
Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala in Made in Heaven (2019)
Made in Heaven
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Luck by Chance (2009)
Luck by Chance
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2009

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Writer

  • The Archies
    • Post-production
  • Jee Le Zaraa
    • In Development
  • Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
    • In Production
  • Dahaad (2022)
    Dahaad
  • Top Instagram Star
  • Curvy Model
  • Pugachev Luxury car rental (2021)
    Pugachev Luxury car rental
  • Sukant Goel, Mrunal Thakur, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Janhvi Kapoor in Ghost Stories (2020)
    Ghost Stories
  • Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala in Made in Heaven (2019)
    Made in Heaven
  • Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)
    Gully Boy
  • Shefali Shah, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, and Ranveer Singh in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
    Dil Dhadakne Do
  • Words with Gods (2014)
    Words with Gods
    • (segment God room)
  • Rani Mukerji, Vineet Kumar Singh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Naman Jain in Bombay Talkies (2013)
    Bombay Talkies
  • Kareena Kapoor, Aamir Khan, and Rani Mukerji in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)
    Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
  • Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • Luck by Chance (2009)
    Luck by Chance
  • Migration (2008)
    Migration

Producer

  • The Archies
    • Post-production
  • Angry Young Men
    • Completed
  • Jee Le Zaraa
    • In Development
  • Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
    • In Production
  • Dahaad (2022)
    Dahaad
  • Eternally Confused and Eager for Love (2022)
    Eternally Confused and Eager for Love
  • Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala in Made in Heaven (2019)
    Made in Heaven
  • Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)
    Gully Boy
  • Luck by Chance (2009)
    Luck by Chance
  • Shabana Azmi, Ameesha Patel, Raima Sen, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani, Ranvir Shorey, Sandhya Mridul, Abhay Deol, Kay Kay Menon, and Minissha Lamba in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
    Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hrithik Roshan in Lakshya (2004)
    Lakshya

Director

  • The Archies
    • Post-production
  • Sukant Goel, Mrunal Thakur, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Janhvi Kapoor in Ghost Stories (2020)
    Ghost Stories
  • Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala in Made in Heaven (2019)
    Made in Heaven
  • Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy (2019)
    Gully Boy
  • Naezy in Voice of the Streets (2019)
    Voice of the Streets
  • Manisha Koirala, Radhika Apte, Bhumi Pednekar, and Kiara Advani in Lust Stories (2018)
    Lust Stories
  • Shefali Shah, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, and Ranveer Singh in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
    Dil Dhadakne Do
  • Rani Mukerji, Vineet Kumar Singh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Naman Jain in Bombay Talkies (2013)
    Bombay Talkies
    • (segment Sheila Ki Jawaani)
  • Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • Luck by Chance (2009)
    Luck by Chance

Videos5

Zoya Akhtar Doesn't Enjoy the Standard Rom-Com
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Zoya Akhtar Doesn't Enjoy the Standard Rom-Com
Zoya Akhtar on the Movies that Inspired 'Gully Boy'
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Zoya Akhtar on the Movies that Inspired 'Gully Boy'
Kama Sutra
Trailer 1:51
Kama Sutra
8 Years of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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8 Years of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Gully Boy | Official Trailer |
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Gully Boy | Official Trailer |

Personal details

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    • October 14, 1972
    • Bombay, Maharashtra, India
    • Farhan Akhtar(Sibling)

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    Daughter of renowned Indian Lyricist/poet Javed Akhtar and screenplay and story writer Honey Irani. Sister of Farhan Akhtar, cousin of Kabir Akhtar, and granddaughter of Jan Nissar Akhtar.

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