Releases Helmed By Indian Women Filmmakers To Look Out For In 2022-23

Indian women Filmmakers, in the male-dominated entertainment business, have set their feet and are marching ahead. The film industry in recent years has promoted female talent, especially those behind the cameras. Be it the Hindi cinema industry, regional film industry or Hollywood, there are many women directors who are successful and have a great filmography.

The female filmmakers in the Indian cinema industry are breaking glass ceilings by making masterpieces. And some of the women who have delivered absolute gems of films will hit the screens again with their films in 2022-2023.

Here's a list of Indian Women Filmmakers whose films you should definitely look out for!

Ashima Chibber

Ashima Chibber is a film director and screenwriter who has primarily worked in Bollywood. Chibber directed Mere Dad Ki Maruti starring Saqib Saleem, Ram Kapoor, and Prabal Panjabi. It was released in 2013. Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, her next project, is set to hit theatres on May 20, 2022. It is believed to be based on a true story about a mother who fights for her children against an entire country. In the film, Rani Mukerji plays the lead role.

Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar during the shoot of a film

Meghna Gulzar 

Gulzar is a writer, director and producer who has helmed films like Talvar, Raazi and Chhapaak. Her next directorial venture is the biopic on Chief of Army Staff during the Indo-Pakistan war, Sam Manekshaw. He was the first Indian Army Commander to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. The biopic titled Sam Bahadur will feature Vicky Kaushal in the lead role and is set to release in 2023.

Sam Manekshaw's Biopic

Gayathri

Pushkar and Gayathri are Indian husband and wife filmmaker-duo. They are Asia's first married couple who are directors. They've directed films like Oram Po and Va-Quarter Cutting in Tamil. Their next project will be a Hindi-language neo-noir action-thriller film, Vikram Vedha. Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Radhika Apte, Rohit Saraf, and Yogita Bihani will appear in the film. It's a remake of a 2017 Tamil film of the same name. The Hindi remake is expected to hit the theatres on September 30, 2022.

Kiran Rao 

The film producer, screenwriter and director debuted with her film Dhobi Ghat in 2011. Rao is now working on her second feature film which has been provisionally titled 2  Brides. The film will be reportedly completed by year-end and be released in 2023.

Kiran Rao