Shazia Iqbal

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Shazia Iqbal
Born1984 (age 41–42)
Patna, Bihar, India
Education MetFilm School
Years active2010–present
Notable work Bebaak , Dhadak 2

Shazia Iqbal (born 1984, in Patna) is an Indian filmmaker.

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Early life and education

Shazia was born in Patna, Bihar, in 1984 to a Muslim family. She graduated as an architect, [1] [2] then later attended MetFilm School. [3]

Career

Shazia worked in advertising before entering film industry. [1] [2] She started her career in the film industry as production designer. Her debut short film as director was Bebaak . [3] It won the Best Short Film (Fiction) award in 65th Filmfare Awards. [4] It also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. [3] Her first feature film is Dhadak 2.

Public Attention

Shazia Iqbal is an Indian film director of Dhadak 2. In February 2026, she faced backlash for criticising Dhurandhar on Instagram and later made her account private. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProduction Designer
2010 Rishta.com Green check.svgTV series
2011 Dum Maaro Dum Green check.svg
2012 Housefull 2 Green check.svg
2014 Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Green check.svg
2017 Mukkabaaz Green check.svg
2018 Lust Stories Green check.svgAnthology film
Sacred Games Green check.svgTV series
2019 Bebaak Green check.svgGreen check.svgShort film
2024 Love Storiyaan Green check.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary series
2025 Dhadak 2 Green check.svgGreen check.svg

References

  1. 1 2 Ramani, Priya (2025-07-24). "Column | Shazia Iqbal: in cinema as in life". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Joshi, Namrata (2025-07-29). "Shazia Iqbal: You can talk about different biases and discriminations in the society while taking the route of a love story". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shazia Iqbal". Indisches Filmfestival (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  4. ↑ "65th Amazon Filmfare Award 2020 Technical and Short Film Award winners". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. ↑ "She quit her 9-5 job to become a filmmaker. After remarks on Dhurandhar, Dhadak 2 director Shazia Iqbal makes her Instagram private". The Economic Times. 2026-02-03. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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