Oct 14, 1972 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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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| Movie | 1997 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Rasa Devi's Courtesan | |
| Movie | N/A | Making of Talaash | Self | |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Koffee with Karan | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Herself | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | BFFs with Vogue | Herself | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Angry Young Men | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2025 | The Roshans | Self | 3 |
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| Movie | 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2009 | Luck by Chance | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | Talaash | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Talaash | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | The Archies | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2023 | The Archies | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | Bombay Talkies | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Jee Le Zaraa | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Jee Le Zaraa | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2023 | Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2023 | The Archies | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | The Archies | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | The Archies | Lyricist | Writing |
| Movie | 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Passage of Family | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Passage of Family | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | Migration | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Gully Boy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2025 | Superboys of Malegaon | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Untitled Aamir Khan/Zoya Akhtar Project | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2009 | Luck by Chance | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2009 | Luck by Chance | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2009 | Luck by Chance | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | Lust Stories | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2004 | Lakshya | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Casting Director | Production |
| Movie | 2004 | Lakshya | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1998 | Bombay Boys | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | Bombay Talkies | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2014 | Words with Gods | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Gully Boy | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Gully Boy | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Ghost Stories | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Gully Boy 2 | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | Made in Heaven | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | Made in Heaven | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2019 | Made in Heaven | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2022 | Eternally Confused and Eager for Love | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2023 | Dahaad | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2023 | Dahaad | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2019 | Made in Heaven | Creative Director | Art |
| TV Show | 2025 | In Transit | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2024 | Angry Young Men | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | Made in Heaven | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2023 | Dahaad | Creator | Creator |
