A diverse body of work including 5 feature films, 3 short films and 2 web series’, six Filmfare awards, an Emmy nomination (Lust Stories, 2019), a NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film (Gully Boy, 2019), a world premiere at both Festival de Cannes and Berlinale, and India’s official entry to the Oscars outlines Zoya Akhtar’s unique ability to tell stories that break the conventional norms as a writer, director and producer.

Zoya’s directorial journey began with Luck By Chance (2009), followed by Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and the internationally acclaimed Gully Boy (2019), which have since acquired cult status, and won numerous global awards and accolades. The globally celebrated series Made in Heaven (2019) for Amazon Prime and the international Emmy nominated Lust Stories (2018) for Netflix have further extended Zoya’s reach as a universal storyteller. Zoya’s most recent directorial, The Archies (2023) is the official adaptation and the first ever feature film of the globally revered Archie comics.

Through Tiger Baby, Zoya has also turned producer – with Made in Heaven (2019), Eternally Confused and Eager for Love (2022), Dahaad (2023), The Archies (2023) and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) already under her belt, and many more exciting projects to come!