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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Zoya Akhtar is the 2,008th most popular film director (down from 1,991st in 2019), the 1,501st 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 2,008 out of 2,041. Before her are Rajkumar Santoshi, Klim Shipenko, Kantemir Balagov, Lynn Shelton, Jamie Babbit, and Jay Duplass. After her are Trent Opaloch, Ketan Mehta, Hossein Rajabian, Drew Pearce, Nicholas Stoller, and Lena Waithe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Zoya Akhtar ranks 1,088. Before her are Danny McFarlane, Claudia Karvan, Josh Singer, Matt Hemingway, Chris Candido, and Malcolm Page. After her are Nobuhito Toriizuka, Jason Kreis, Robert Esmie, Yang Yong-eun, Chris Tomlin, and Dana Perino.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zoya Akhtar ranks 1,501 out of 1,861. Before her are Saurabh Shukla (1963), Avani Chaturvedi (1993), Arundathi Nag (1956), Yogeshwar Dutt (1982), Rambha (1976), and Kay Kay Menon (1966). After her are Abhay Deol (1976), Ketan Mehta (1952), Shakeela (1973), Lavanya Tripathi (1990), Pankaj Tripathi (1976), and Manvendra Singh Gohil (1965).

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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), Rohit Shetty (1973), Kabir Khan (1968), Vikram Bhatt (1969), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), and Remo D'Souza (1974).

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