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Zoya Akhtar is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Director Indian born on 14 october 1972 at Mumbai (Inde)

Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar
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Nationality Inde
Birth 14 october 1972 (51 years) at Mumbai (Inde)

Zoya Akhtar is a contemporary Indian film director. She made her debut as director with critically acclaimed Luck By Chance (2009). In 2011, she directed the critically and commercially successful film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and won her Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Biography

Jeunesse
Zoya Akhtar est la fille du scénariste, poète et parolier Javed Akhtar et de Honey Irani, également scénariste. Elle est la sœur jumelle du réalisateur et acteur Farhan Akhtar. Elle étudie la production cinématographique à l’université de New York.


Débuts
Elle commence par travailler sur des films publicitaires et participe également à la réalisation d’un clip pour un groupe de rock, Pentagram. Elle recrute les figurants de plusieurs films, dont Bombay Boys et Kama Sutra, une histoire d'amour. Elle travaille ensuite comme productrice excécutive, assistante réalisatrice et directrice de casting, notamment pour des films réalisés par son frère Farhan Akhtar. Elle a également écrit les paroles de certaines chansons de Coup de foudre à Bollywood. Elle a un petit rôle dans Kama Sutra, une histoire d'amour, mais affirme être incapable de jouer.


Comme réalisatrice
À ce jour, Zoya Akhtar a réalisé trois films, Luck By Chance (2009), dont l’action se déroule dans l’industrie du cinéma de Mumbai et pour lequel elle reçoit le Filmfare Award du meilleur premier film, et Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), un road-movie centré sur l’amitié qui unit les trois personnages principaux et Dil Dhadakne Do (2015). Son frère Farhan Akhtar, joue un rôle important dans chacun de ces films. Contrairement à son premier film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara est un succès commercial.

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Filmography of Zoya Akhtar (11 films)

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Actress

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, 1h49
Directed by Mira Nair
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Erotic, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Musiques du monde, Musical films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Rekha, Indira Varma, Naveen Andrews, Ramon Tikaram, Sarita Choudhury, Arundhati Nag
Roles Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Rating59% 2.998072.998072.998072.998072.99807
Set in 16th century India, this movie depicts the story of two girls who were raised together, though they came from different social classes. Tara (Sarita Choudhury) is an upper-caste princess while Maya (Indira Varma) is her beautiful servant. The two girls are best friends, but an undercurrent of jealousy and resentment is caused by Tara's haughtiness, symbolized by the fact that Maya is given Tara's hand-me-down clothes and never anything new to wear. As the girls approach marriageable age, Tara resents that Maya is a better classical dancer than she is, and that her parents and hunchback brother, Prince Bikram (aka "Viki") show affection for her servant.

Director

Dil Dhadakne Do, 2h50
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah
Rating69% 3.49883.49883.49883.49883.4988
Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is a businessman who owns Ayka, a company on the verge of bankruptcy. He has a troubled relationship with his wife, Neelam (Shefali Shah), and two children, Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra) and Kabir (Ranveer Singh). Ayesha owns a successful travel business of her own but is unhappy with her marriage to Manav (Rahul Bose), who is controlling, narcissistic and disdains Ayesha's family. Kabir unwillingly participates in the family business even though he yearns to become a pilot. In celebration of Kamal and Neelam's 30th wedding anniversary, they invite their family and friends for a 10-day cruise across the Mediterranean. Among their invitees are Mr. Sood (Parmeet Sethi) and his family. Kamal plots to get Kabir married to Sood's daughter, Noorie (Riddhima Sud), in exchange for his investing in Ayka.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, 2h33
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Musical films, Road movies, Bollywood, Buddy films
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah
Rating81% 4.098654.098654.098654.098654.09865
At the beginning of the film, Kabir (Abhay Deol) proposes to Natasha (Kalki Koechlin). Their families meet at the engagement party where Natasha learns that Kabir is planning a three-week bachelor road trip to Spain with his school friends Imraan (Farhan Akhtar) and Arjun (Hrithik Roshan). Kabir explains that the three have a long-standing pact, and that during the road trip, each of them will have to pick an adventure sport, which all three will try together. Initially, Arjun is reluctant to take trip as he does not want lose his pay for missing work. It is later revealed that Arjun's ex-girlfriend left him due to his workaholism & obsesion with money. Imraan has an additional personal agenda on the trip: to find his biological father Salman Habib (Naseeruddin Shah), an artist in Spain.
Luck by Chance, 2h36
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films
Actors Farhan Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla
Rating70% 3.5481053.5481053.5481053.5481053.548105
Young actor Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) arrives in Mumbai to make it as a Bollywood film star with the help of Abhimanyu (Arjun Mathur), an actor friend from his hometown, and their mutual friend Sameer, who works in a studio props department.

Scriptwriter

Dil Dhadakne Do, 2h50
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah
Roles Story
Rating69% 3.49883.49883.49883.49883.4988
Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is a businessman who owns Ayka, a company on the verge of bankruptcy. He has a troubled relationship with his wife, Neelam (Shefali Shah), and two children, Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra) and Kabir (Ranveer Singh). Ayesha owns a successful travel business of her own but is unhappy with her marriage to Manav (Rahul Bose), who is controlling, narcissistic and disdains Ayesha's family. Kabir unwillingly participates in the family business even though he yearns to become a pilot. In celebration of Kamal and Neelam's 30th wedding anniversary, they invite their family and friends for a 10-day cruise across the Mediterranean. Among their invitees are Mr. Sood (Parmeet Sethi) and his family. Kamal plots to get Kabir married to Sood's daughter, Noorie (Riddhima Sud), in exchange for his investing in Ayka.
Talaash
Talaash (2012)
, 2h19
Directed by Reema Kagti
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Musical theatre, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shernaz Patel, Rajkummar Rao
Roles Story
Rating71% 3.59873.59873.59873.59873.5987
Late at night on a deserted road, well-known actor Armaan Kapoor (Vivan Bhatena) loses control of his car for no evident reason, apparently trying to avoid something, and drives into the sea. Inspector Surjan Shekhawat (Aamir Khan) with his assistant Devrath Kulkarni (Rajkummar Rao) begins an investigation into Armaan's death. Surjan's personal life is in turmoil since his 8-year-old son, Karan, drowned recently during a family outing. His wife, Roshni (Rani Mukerji), is still grieving and Surjan has developed a guilt complex.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, 2h33
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Musical films, Road movies, Bollywood, Buddy films
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah
Roles Story
Rating81% 4.098654.098654.098654.098654.09865
At the beginning of the film, Kabir (Abhay Deol) proposes to Natasha (Kalki Koechlin). Their families meet at the engagement party where Natasha learns that Kabir is planning a three-week bachelor road trip to Spain with his school friends Imraan (Farhan Akhtar) and Arjun (Hrithik Roshan). Kabir explains that the three have a long-standing pact, and that during the road trip, each of them will have to pick an adventure sport, which all three will try together. Initially, Arjun is reluctant to take trip as he does not want lose his pay for missing work. It is later revealed that Arjun's ex-girlfriend left him due to his workaholism & obsesion with money. Imraan has an additional personal agenda on the trip: to find his biological father Salman Habib (Naseeruddin Shah), an artist in Spain.
Luck by Chance, 2h36
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films
Actors Farhan Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla
Roles Story
Rating70% 3.5481053.5481053.5481053.5481053.548105
Young actor Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) arrives in Mumbai to make it as a Bollywood film star with the help of Abhimanyu (Arjun Mathur), an actor friend from his hometown, and their mutual friend Sameer, who works in a studio props department.

Production

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, 2h33
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Musical films, Road movies, Bollywood, Buddy films
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah
Roles Producer
Rating81% 4.098654.098654.098654.098654.09865
At the beginning of the film, Kabir (Abhay Deol) proposes to Natasha (Kalki Koechlin). Their families meet at the engagement party where Natasha learns that Kabir is planning a three-week bachelor road trip to Spain with his school friends Imraan (Farhan Akhtar) and Arjun (Hrithik Roshan). Kabir explains that the three have a long-standing pact, and that during the road trip, each of them will have to pick an adventure sport, which all three will try together. Initially, Arjun is reluctant to take trip as he does not want lose his pay for missing work. It is later revealed that Arjun's ex-girlfriend left him due to his workaholism & obsesion with money. Imraan has an additional personal agenda on the trip: to find his biological father Salman Habib (Naseeruddin Shah), an artist in Spain.
Luck by Chance, 2h36
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films
Actors Farhan Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla
Roles Executive Producer
Rating70% 3.5481053.5481053.5481053.5481053.548105
Young actor Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) arrives in Mumbai to make it as a Bollywood film star with the help of Abhimanyu (Arjun Mathur), an actor friend from his hometown, and their mutual friend Sameer, who works in a studio props department.
Lakshya
Lakshya (2004)
, 2h55
Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharad Kapoor, Om Puri, Boman Irani
Roles Executive Producer
Rating77% 3.8972453.8972453.8972453.8972453.897245
Karan Shergill (Hrithik Roshan) is a young man who has no goal or plans for his future. His father is a businessman, his brother is a successful individual living in America. His girlfriend, Romi (Preity Zinta), a student activist and reporter who espouses fashionable causes out of well-meaning sincerity, tells him he needs to find a goal in life. When a friend announces he is going to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA, Dehradun), Karan applies as well, despite dissent from his parents.