
Zoya Akhtar
Cast & Crew Collaborators
Zoya Akhtar
7Co-Stars
4Films with Farhan Akhtar
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Zoya Akhtar Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators
Zoya Akhtar's collaborators
Zoya Akhtar's most frequent co-actor is Farhan Akhtar — 4 shared credits.
As of June 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 7 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
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Most acclaimed pairing
Zoya Akhtar × Kalki Koechlin
2 films·avg 8.1/10
Longest running
Zoya Akhtar × Farhan Akhtar
6+ years·2 decades
Strongest pairings
Farhan Akhtar pulls ahead of every other pairing — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 100%.
7Total Cast & Crew
4Most films with Farhan Akhtar
Top pairings compared
Farhan Akhtar has the most films; Kalki Koechlin has the most recent.
| Metric | Farhan Akhtar | Kalki Koechlin | Ranveer Singh | Abdul Quadir Amin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| First | 2009 | 2011 | 2015 | 2013 |
| Latest | 2015 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Best film | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Gully boy | Gully boy |
Top Co-Actors of Zoya Akhtar
#NameFilms Together
01
Farhan Akhtar
Actor
Veteran★ 7.0
4films
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02
Priyanka Chopra
Actor
Veteran★ 6.0
2films
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03
Katrina Kaif
Actor
Peak★ 6.0
2films
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04
Ranveer Singh
Actor
2films
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05
Hrithik Roshan
Actor
Veteran★ 6.0
2films
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06
Kalki Koechlin
Actor
Veteran★ 6.0
2films
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07Abdul Quadir Amin
Actor
Rising★ 7.0
2films
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Multi-decade partnerships
Farhan Akhtar is the only collaborator who has worked with Zoya Akhtar in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.
Collaboration by Decade
2000s
2 films
★ 6.8
Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan
2010s
12 films
★ 7.5
Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif
Creative Legacy
Zoya Akhtar has carved a distinct and influential space in contemporary Indian cinema as a storyteller who chronicles the lives, anxieties, and aspirations of India's urban, often affluent, classes with remarkable nuance and authenticity. Her career trajectory, beginning with the insider's critique of Bollywood in 'Luck By Chance' (2009), established her as a sharp observer of human ambition and s…