Leading Female Filmmakers In Bollywood


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Zoya Akhtar made her directorial debut with Luck by Chance (2009). Later, her films such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) earned her Filmfare Award (Best Debut Director)

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Shonali Bose got her big break with Amu (2005) which won her National Film Award. She went on to win hearts with movies like Margarita with a Straw (2015), and The Sky Is Pink (2019)

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Gauri Shinde is renown for English Vinglish (2012) and Dear Zindagi (2016). She has been awarded with Filmfare Award (Best Debut Director) and Laadli National Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 

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Meghna Gulzar made her directorial debut with Filhaal (2002). Later, she went on to give hits like Raazi (2018), Chhapaak (2020), Sam Bahadur (2023) 

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Konkona Sen Sharma won the Best Director award at the 2017 Asian Film Festival for A Death in the Gunj (2017). She also directed Lust Stories 2 (2023)


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Deepa Mehta's film Water (2005) gained her an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

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