Shazia Iqbal

Shazia Iqbal
Born1984 (age 40–41)
Patna, Bihar, India
EducationMetFilm School
Years active2010–present
Notable workBebaak, Dhadak 2

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

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.[4] It won the Best Short Film (Fiction) award in 65th Filmfare Awards.[5] It also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.[4] Her first feature film is Dhadak 2.

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Production Designer
2010 Rishta.com Green tickY TV series
2011 Dum Maaro Dum Green tickY
2012 Housefull 2 Green tickY
2014 Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Green tickY
2017 Mukkabaaz Green tickY
2018 Lust Stories Green tickY Anthology film
Sacred Games Green tickY TV series
2019 Bebaak Green tickY Green tickY Short film
2024 Love Storiyaan Green tickY Green tickY Documentary series
2025 Dhadak 2 Green tickY Green tickY

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. ^ a b Ramani, Priya (2025-07-24). "Column | Shazia Iqbal: in cinema as in life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "Shazia Iqbal". Indisches Filmfestival (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. ^ "65th Amazon Filmfare Award 2020 Technical and Short Film Award winners". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.