Shazia Iqbal

Shazia Iqbal
Born1984 (age 41–42)
Patna, Bihar, India
EducationMetFilm School
Years active2010–present
Notable workBebaak, Dhadak 2

Shazia Iqbal (born 1984) is an Indian filmmaker.

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.

Filmography

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

References

  1. ^ a b Ramani, Priya (2025-07-24). "Column | Shazia Iqbal: in cinema as in life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "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.