Here's Why Zoya Akhtar Is The New Age Director

Zoya Akhtar is four films old in Bollywood but she understands the nerve of this industry. She started her career with Luck By Chance in the year 2009  and with her recent release Dil Dhadakne Do in 2015 she has proven her sense and sensibility for subjects that she addresses like no one else can. She understands the visuals and the contemporary treatment of her characters make her stand out of the lot. 

Zoya is the new age director who has dealt with subjects like gender equality and self-discovery without making them sound like a serious civic lecture. 

See how Zoya stands out in the crowd. 

1. Zoya strikes a balance between her male and female characters. The weight is not heavier on any one side, she deals without the problems the way anyone would deal with it in reality. Like the over-possessive Kalki and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and image conscious father in Dil Dhadakne Do.

2. Zoya is known for the exotic locations. Right from Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara to Dil Dhadakne Do, we travel a lot with her. 

A trip across the Mediterrarean. 

3. Zoya is constant with one of her actors and that is her brother. Farhan Akhtar is a definite character in Zoya's film and she knows how to use him to her advantage. Farhan isn't just a great actor but also a Jack of all traits and Zoya uses it to her advantage. 

Luck By Chance...

4. A lot of people related with the issue of infidelity and bias towards women which was shown in Dil Dhadakne Do. Zoya proves that to show discrimination you don't have to show a woman in decked up makeup and heavy sari sitting at home. A working woman can also be discriminated against, the kind of pressure Priyanka deals with, in Dil Dhadakne Do.

5. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was not just a travel film but it shows self-discovery, shows how to get over your fear and teaches an important lesson in the art of 'letting go'. 

Zoya knows all of this and she is definitely a package of all intact in one. Now, we are waiting to see what has Zoya stored for us in her little pocket for the upcoming year.