Shazia Iqbal

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Shazia Iqbal
Born1984 (age 4041)
Patna, Bihar, India
Education MetFilm School
Years active2010–present
Notable work Bebaak , Dhadak 2

Shazia Iqbal (born 1984, in Patna) is an Indian filmmaker, who is known for making films that question injustice or inequality. [1]

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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, [2] [3] then later attended MetFilm School. [4]

Career

Shazia worked in advertising before entering film industry. [2] [3] She started her career in the film industry as production designer. Her debut short film as director was Bebaak . [5] [ unreliable source ] It won the Best Short Film (Fiction) award in 65th Filmfare Awards. [6] It also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. [7] Her first feature film is Dhadak 2.

Filmography

YearFilmCredited as
DirectorWriterProduction Designer
2010 Rishta.com Green check.svg
2011 Dum Maaro Dum (film) 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.svg
Sacred Games (TV series) Green check.svg
2019 Bebaak (film) Green check.svgGreen check.svg
2024 Love Storiyaan Green check.svgGreen check.svg
2025 Dhadak 2 Green check.svgGreen check.svg

References

  1. Jhunjhunwala, Udita (2025-07-13). "'Dhadak 2' director Shazia Iqbal: 'Caste is everywhere, not just in rural India'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Ramani, Priya (2025-07-24). "Column | Shazia Iqbal: in cinema as in life". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. 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.
  4. "Shazia Iqbal". Indisches Filmfestival (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. "Shazia Iqbal - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  6. "65th Amazon Filmfare Award 2020 Technical and Short Film Award winners". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  7. "Shazia Iqbal". Indisches Filmfestival (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-06.