Directing
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Born to to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani, she completed a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, where she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before turning writer-director in her own right. She achieved her breakthrough with the comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Director. She has since directed the comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), segments in the anthology films Lust Stories (2018) and Ghost Stories (2020), and the musical drama Gully Boy (2019), which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Acting
- 2025The RoshansSelf3 ep.
- 2024Angry Young MenSelf3 ep.
- 2016BFFs with VogueSelf1 ep.
- 2004Koffee with KaranSelf3 ep.
- 2000Kaun Banega CrorepatiSelf2 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025In TransitExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 2024Angry Young MenExecutive Producer3 ep.
- 2023DahaadExecutive Producer, Writer8 ep.
- 2022Eternally Confused and Eager for LoveExecutive Producer8 ep.
- 2019Made in HeavenCreative Director, Director, Executive Producer, Writer16 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2025Indian IdolSelf1 ep.
- 2025The RoshansSelf3 ep.
- 2007Kaun Banega CrorepatiSelf2 ep.
- 2023The Daily ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2011Koffee with KaranSelf3 ep.
- 2016BFFs with VogueSelf1 ep.
- 2015Comedy Nights with KapilSelf1 ep.
- 2003Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiHerself1 ep.
Also known as: Ζόια Ακτάρ