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Zoya Akhtar

1972 - Today

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Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi films and series. 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 a writer and director. She is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. Akhtar and frequent collaborator Reema Kagti founded the production company Tiger Baby Films in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Zoya Akhtar is the 2,169th most popular film director (down from 1,992nd in 2024), the 1,539th most popular biography from India (down from 1,401st in 2019) and the 59th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zoya Akhtar ranks 2,169 out of 2,041. Before her are Holly Randall, Jamie Babbit, Jay Duplass, Don Hall, Basel Adra, and Marti Noxon. After her are Damien Leone, Trent Opaloch, Ketan Mehta, Hossein Rajabian, Apolline Traoré, and Mohit Suri.

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Among people born in 1972, Zoya Akhtar ranks 1,302. Before her are Claudia Karvan, Josh Singer, Matt Hemingway, Wangechi Mutu, Chris Candido, and Malcolm Page. After her are Hannes Stefánsson, Allison Tranquilli, Christer Basma, Nobuhito Toriizuka, Heidi Astrup, and Amy Cuddy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zoya Akhtar ranks 1,539 out of 1,861. Before her are Shankar Balasubramanian (1966), Yogeshwar Dutt (1982), Rambha (1976), Kay Kay Menon (1966), Kiren Rijiju (1971), and Yakub Memon (1962). After her are Abhay Deol (1976), Ketan Mehta (1952), Shakeela (1973), Lavanya Tripathi (1990), Mohit Suri (1981), and B. V. Nagarathna (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Zoya Akhtar ranks 59. Before her are Prabhu Deva (1973), Farhan Akhtar (1974), Anurag Kashyap (1972), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Kalpana Lajmi (1954), and Rajkumar Santoshi (1956). After her are Ketan Mehta (1952), Mohit Suri (1981), Rohit Shetty (1973), Payal Kapadia (1986), Kabir Khan (1968), and Vikram Bhatt (1969).

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