Zoya Akhtar

'Are we muslims?': Javed Akhtar recalls 8-year-old Farhan Akhtar asking about religion

September 03, 2026 6:02 pm

Javed Akhtar says his children Farhan and Zoya Akhtar achieved success on their own, and credits his former wife Honey Irani for their upbringing.

'Kalki Koechlin is not the villain of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,' declares Zoya Akhtar

August 18, 2026 1:02 pm

As Zoya Akhtar announced Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sequel, she also clarified that Natasha was not the villain of the film.

Why Katrina Kaif agreed to first on-screen kiss with Hrithik Roshan in ZNMD: 'She's the prince'

August 18, 2026 2:19 pm

Zoya Akhtar reveals why she refused to include a romantic duet featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara despite team pressure. She also recalled how Katrina agreed to do her first on-screen kiss in the film.

'Don't know fashion or luxury': Sonali Kulkarni recalls initial fear on Dil Chahta Hai sets

August 10, 2026 8:06 am

Speaking on SCREEN Spotlight, Dil Chahta Hai's Pooja -- Sonali Kulkarni -- recalls being cast by Zoya Akhtar, warming up to the set culture, and working with Saif Ali Khan.

How Tribeny Rai's Shape of Momo is championing independent cinema in India

May 31, 2026 12:22 pm

Director Tribeny Rai joins Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Payal Kapadia to talk about her debut feature Shape of Momo, indie filmmaking, theatrical culture, need to nurture writers and politics in cinema

'Wanted to resell them': Employee among 2 held for hard disc theft from Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti office in Mumbai

May 26, 2026 5:32 pm

According to Mumbai police, an audit conducted in the Tiger Baby Digital LLP Bandra office found that the hard discs containing data from films, OTT shows, and commercials were missing.

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti lose data worth about Rs 13 lakh after alleged theft at office

May 26, 2026 12:18 pm

Sixty-six disks, each worth around Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000, have allegedly been stolen from the Mumbai office of Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's production house Tiger Baby, which if leaked online, could cost them crores.

Amitabh Bachchan called Reema Kagti 'gurkha' after she scolded him during Lakshya

April 26, 2026 3:27 pm

Aamir Khan isn't the only superstar who was pulled up for causing delay by Reema Kagti, who was an Assistant Director in the early 2000s. There was also Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Farhan Akhtar's Lakshya.

Zoya Akhtar says anyone can enter Bollywood: 'People just complain because they aren’t in a Dharma movie'

January 03, 2026 4:19 pm

Zoya Akhtar claims that if one looks at the statistics, it becomes clear that every year, a significant number of outsiders break through and achieve success in Bollywood.

2009: Of South remakes, 'emosional atyachaar' and Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year bombing while Luck By Chance soared

November 17, 2025 11:00 am

Luck by Chance became a touchstone of making a film about making films; Dev D retold that classic sorry-for-himself-desi-lover boy's story and Ranbir Kapoor delivered two of his memorable performances.

Kagaz Ke Phool to Luck By Chance: 10 Indian films about filmmaking

July 06, 2022 1:15 pm

From Guru Dutt to Zoya Akhtar, Indian film-makers have never shied away from making sumptuous and personal odes to the circus of our film industry. Here are 10 must-see films about film-making.

The Archies: Who's playing whom in Zoya Akhtar's Netflix version

May 14, 2022 5:10 pm

The Archies Comics franchise is getting an Indian twist with Zoya Akhtar's upcoming Netflix adaptation. Here is the major cast members of the movie.

9 years of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: Zoya shares BTS photos from Hrithik, Farhan and Abhay's film

July 15, 2020 3:06 pm

Celebrating nine years of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar got nostalgic and shared a few never-seen-before photos from the sets.

Shah Rukh Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and others attend Zoya Akhtar's Christmas party

December 27, 2019 10:00 am

Zoya Akhtar hosted a Christmas get-together at her residence in Mumbai on Wednesday. In the guest list were her close friends from the Hindi film industry including Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan, Shweta Bachchan, Karan Johar and others.

Zoya Akhtar, Rasika Dugal, Neha Dhupia and Jackie Shroff attend Critics' Choice Shorts And Series Awards

December 12, 2019 9:11 am

Critics' Choice Shorts and Series Awards, in its second edition, honoured artistes for their incredible contribution in short films and web series.

Shah Rukh Khan attends Karan Johar's house party

July 28, 2019 9:44 am

Karan Johar hosted a house party on Friday. Shah Rukh Khan, Zoya Akhtar and Ayan Mukerji among others were in attendance.

Karan Johar, Bhumi Pednekar and Zoya Akhtar release the trailer of Lust Stories

May 19, 2018 1:00 pm

The trailer of Netflix's anthology film Lust Stories was released on Friday. The directors of the film, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar and Dibakar Banerjee came along with actors Bhumi Pednekar and Sanjay Kapoor and producers Ronnie Screwvala and Ashi Dua to introduce their film to the audience.

Celeb spotting: From Salman-Katrina at a book launch to Mira-Misha's outing

December 15, 2017 7:23 am

See Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Mira Rajput, Misha kapoor and Ranveer Singh's latest photos.

Ranveer Singh gets sporty, Zoya Akhtar and Dia Mirza hangout together, and more from B-town

June 15, 2017 2:36 am

Udta Punjab row: Bollywood has one voice

June 10, 2016 2:56 pm

Udta Punjab's lead actors Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, alongwith filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, producers Anurag Kashyap, Ekta Kapoor, director Abhishek Chaubey and other film fraternities held a press conference on Wednesday (June 8) to fight against the film's censorship in Mumbai.