Born in Mumbai in 1972, the daughter of the poet Javed Akhtar and the screenwriter Honey Irani and the sister of Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar studied film at New York University and assisted Mira Nair. Her debut Luck by Chance (2009) was critically acclaimed. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and Gully Boy (2019) were hits. She is the only woman to have twice won the Filmfare award for best director, for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Gully Boy. She co-created the series Made in Heaven.
Filmography
- Luck by Chance (2009)
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
- Gully Boy (2019)
- The Archies (2023)