Acting credits
10
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Zoya Akhtar
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 20Series: 12Crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 80386
IMDb ID: nm0015295
Known for: Directing
Born: October 14, 1972
Age: 53
Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2025
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q3070885
Also known as
Ζόια Ακτάρ
Other jobs
Director (8)Executive Producer (5)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Assistant Director (1)Casting Director (1)First Assistant Director (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Zoya Akhtar.
7.6
Superboys of Malegaon
Producer
2025 Movie
6.6
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Writer
2023 Movie
5.7
The Archies
Director
2023 Movie
5.2
Ghost Stories
Director
2020 Movie
7.3
Gully Boy
Director
2019 Movie
6.2
Lust Stories
Director
2018 Movie
6.9
Dil Dhadakne Do
Director
2015 Movie
5.7
Words with Gods
Screenplay
2014 Movie
6.3
Bombay Talkies
Director
2013 Movie
6.8
Talaash
Story
2012 Movie
7.6
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Director
2011 Movie
6.6
Luck by Chance
Director
2009 Movie
5.7
Migration
Screenplay
2008 Movie
5.3
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.7
Lakshya
First Assistant Director
2004 Movie
6.9
Dil Chahta Hai
Casting Director
2001 Movie
5.1
Bombay Boys
Assistant Director
1998 Movie
5.7
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
as Rasa Devi's Courtesan
1997 Movie
10.0
Making of Talaash
as Self
Movie
Jee Le Zaraa
Writer
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zoya Akhtar.
In Transit
Producer • 4 eps
2025 Series
7.9
The Roshans
as Self • 3 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Angry Young Men
as Self • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.2
Dahaad
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Eternally Confused and Eager for Love
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Made in Heaven
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2019 Series
5.2
BFFs with Vogue
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
5.8
Koffee with Karan
as Self • 3 eps
2004 Series
6.1
Indian Idol
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.5
Kaun Banega Crorepati
as Self • 2 eps
2000 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series