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Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Born to Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani , she completed a diploma in filmmaking from NYU and assisted directors Mira Nair , Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal , before becoming an independent writer and director.
Zoya Akhtar. Writer: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Five feature films, three short films, one web series, six Filmfare awards, an Emmy nomination and India's official entry to the Oscars outlines Zoya Akhtar's unique ability to tell stories that break the conventional norms and create waves globally.
Dec 8, 2023 · Zoya Akhtar. Prodip Guha/Getty Images. Zoya Akhtar is no stranger to contradiction. The Indian writer, producer, and director grew up in a film family, the daughter of poet and lyricist Javed...
Zoya Akhtar. Writer: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Five feature films, three short films, one web series, six Filmfare awards, an Emmy nomination and India's official entry to the Oscars outlines Zoya Akhtar's unique ability to tell stories that break the conventional norms and create waves globally.
3 days ago · The new docuseries Angry Young Men assembled both the screenwriters and their family members to talk about films, childhood, family and more. Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan, Salman Khan and Zoya Akhtar ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Right from 'Luck By Chance' (2009), Zoya Akhtar has given us 15 years worth of cinematic brilliance. Here is a short trip down her glorious career path.
Dec 2, 2023 · Writer-director Zoya Akhtar on setting the story of upcoming Netflix release The Archies in India, the process of casting, and what's next on her wish list.
Nov 9, 2023 · The trailer of one of the most-anticipated upcoming releases — Zoya Akhtar-directed The Archies — dropped today, offering a peek into the fictional world of Riverdale, an Indian hill town in the 60s with a thriving Anglo-Indian community.
Dec 7, 2023 · A huge fan of the comics, Akhtar talks about how she updated the first international adaptation of the Archies, while still keeping a period setting.
4 days ago · Making of Salim-Javed docu Angry Young Men: 800 hours of footage, inclusion of KGF star Yash and why Zoya Akhtar didn’t want screenwriters’ kids to direct it Angry Young Men is a three-part series about the inner workings of Salim-Javed, who wrote 24 films together, out of which 22 went on to become blockbusters.