Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar in 2011

Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter

Quotes

From interview with Film Companion

• Women are not exempt from patriarchy, they are also products of it. So, they also come in with that system of 'am I right' or 'am I wrong'.
  • Zoya Akhtar & Reema Kagti - FC Post Mortem 15 Jun 2015, at 10 Min 25 Sec

• I think the most important thing, when you are directing is perspective on the story. What is your take? What are you saying? What does it mean?.
  • Luck By Chance - My First Film 29 Oct 2018, at 9 Min 03 Sec

Panel interview at MAMI(Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) Film Festival

Quotes from a directors panel interview with Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand (2016)

• No. If I am in such a temper, then the person I am in a temper with needs to leave. (as an answer to the question: Have you ever walked of a set, in a temper?)
  • On the Sets, at 0 Min 19 Sec

• From Mira Nair. Who told me to, stay true to the story. Told me not to lose my femininity, because I am directing. So if I want to go to work in a skirt and lipstick, I should. I don't have to be male, to be the boss. And to never hook up with the actors. Best piece of Advise. (as an answer to the question: Whats the most useful advise you ever got from a fellow director?)
  • On the Sets, at 25 Min 06 Sec