ReFocus: The Films of Zoya Akhtar (ReFocus: The International Directors Series)

#### Examines the work of Hindi film director, screenwriter and producer Zoya Akhtar * Provides a contemporary study on the shift of the Hindi film industry by examining one of the leading directors of New Bollywood * Highlights the role of women filmmakers in popular, mainstream film industries * Of interest to Hindi film scholars as well as global feminist film students and scholars From her relatively small-scale feature debut __Luck By Chance__ (2009) to her recent premieres of __Gully Boy__ (2019) and __Made in Heaven__ (2019) to local and global audiences via the Berlin Film Festival and Amazon Prime Streaming services, Zoya Akhtar has become a prominent figure representing change in Bollywood. As the first collection on Akhtar, this book examines how she is contributing to a shift in one of the world’s leading film industries, and through analysis of her work explores the contradictions and possibilities of the present moment in Bollywood.