Reema Kagti

Reema Kagti is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi film industry.^[1] She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, Talaash (2012) and the historical sports drama Gold (2018). Reema along with Zoya Akhtar founded Tiger Baby Films, a film and web studio, in October 2015.^[2]

Reema Kagti
Kagti in 2011
Born	Reema Kakati Digboi, Assam, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2007–present

Early life

In an interview, Reema Kagti said that, she is a native of Borhapjan of Tinsukia district, Assam, and her father runs a farm. She also said that, she moved to Mumbai in her teens, after schooling in Delhi.^[3]

Career

Born as Reema Kakati in an Assamese family, she now uses Kagti as her last name. Reema has worked as an assistant director with many leading directors including Farhan Akhtar (Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya), Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan), Honey Irani (Armaan), and Mira Nair (Vanity Fair).^[4]

She has been an associate with Excel Entertainment since its inception, as she has assisted both Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar in all their films and commercials to date.^[5] Together, Reema and Zoya Akhtar helm Tiger Baby Films, a film production company, founded in October 2015.^[6]

Directorial career

Reema made her directorial debut with Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. in 2006.^[7] Her next film, Talaash, was a suspense drama starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor was critically acclaimed.^[8] Her latest directorial venture Gold, is a film about India's first Olympic gold medal after its independence. She then directed the thriller web series Dahaad.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Screenplay	Story	Notes
2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	No	Yes	Yes	co-writer : Zoya Akhtar
2012	Talaash: The Answer Lies Within	Yes	Yes	Yes	co-writer : Zoya Akhtar
2013	Bombay Talkies	No	Yes	No
2015	Dil Dhadakne Do	No	Yes	Yes
2018	Gold	Yes	Yes	Yes	co-writer : Rajesh Devraj
2019	Gully Boy	No	Yes	Yes	co-writer : Zoya Akhtar
2019–present	Made in Heaven	No	Yes	Yes	Web Television, co-creator : Zoya Akhtar
2023	Dahaad	Yes	Yes	Yes	TV series, co-creator : Zoya Akhtar
	Kho Gaye Hum Kahan	No	Yes	No	also producer[9]
	The Archies	No	Yes	No	also producer
2024	Superboys of Malegaon	Yes	No	No	Based on the documentary Supermen of Malegaon[10]
TBA	Jee Le Zaraa	No	Yes	Yes	co-writer : Zoya Akhtar Farhan Akhtar

As Assistant Director

Year	Film
2001	Lagaan
	Dil Chahta Hai
2004	Lakshya

As Actress

• Rock On!! (2008)

Awards

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	13th IIFA Awards	Best Story	Won	[11][12]
		Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar	Won
	18th Screen Awards	Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar	Nominated	[13]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Story with Zoya Akhtar	Won	[14]
	Star Guild Awards 2012	Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar	Won	[15]
		Best Story	Won
Gully Boy	65th Filmfare Awards	Best Story	Nominated	[16]
		Best Screenplay with Zoya Akhtar	Won
	21st IIFA Awards	Best Story with Zoya Akhtar	Won
Made in Heaven	iReel Awards 2019	Best Writing -Drama with Zoya Akhtar	Nominated	[17]

References

1. Kumar, Nirmal; Chaturvedi, Preeti (2015). Brave New Bollywood: In Conversation with Contemporary Hindi Filmmakers. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789351504955.
2. ANI (14 February 2022). "Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti's 'Tiger Baby' clocks 3 years". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
3. Nair, Supriya (9 November 2012). "Reema Kagti: Being 'mad' in Bollywood". Mint. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
4. ""Initially I had plans to make a dark film; in fact it was darker than an average film" - Reema Kagti". Bollywood Hungama. 7 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
5. "Honeymoon Travels". Imagineindia.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
6. "'We wanted our films to travel the world': Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti". The Week. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
7. "Reema Kagti". Excel Entertainment.
8. "Aamir's Khan's next is suspense drama directed by Reema Kagti". Bollywood Hungama. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
9. "It's a wrap for Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi's Kho Gaye Hum Kahan. See pic". India Today.
10. Bamzai, Kaveree. "The Magic of Malegoan". Open Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
11. "IIFA Awards 2012: 'Zindagi Na..', 'Rockstar' steal the show". Zee News. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
12. "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) — Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
13. "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
14. "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
15. "7th Apsara Awards – Nominees". Film Producers Guild of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
16. "WINNERS OF THE 65TH AMAZON FILMFARE AWARDS 2020". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
17. "iReel Awards 2019: Check Out The Complete List Of Winners". News18. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

• Reema Kagti at IMDb
• Reema Kagti: Filmography and Profile