'Gully Boy' Director Zoya Akhtar: I Love Films Populated With People
Zoya Akhtar who has been ahead of her times with films Luck By Chance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Dil Dhadakne Do is now all ruling the box office with Ranveer Singh- Alia Bhatt starrer Gully Boy.
Zoya
Akhtar
who
has
been
ahead
of
her
times
with
films
Luck
By
Chance,
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara
and
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
is
now
all
ruling
the
box
office
with
Ranveer
Singh-
Alia
Bhatt
starrer
Gully
Boy.
The
Zoya
Akhtar
directorial
is
indomitable,
a
testimony
of
which
is
seen
at
the
Box
Office
along
with
immense
appreciation
from
Audiences
and
critics
alike.
During
a
live
Instagram
interview,
the
filmmaker
shared,
"I
am
really
happy
at
the
response
we
have
got
and
I
am
really
happy.
Everybody
that's
worked
on
it
everybody
that's
involved
in
it
beside
me
all
the
rappers,
they
all
getting
texts,
they
all
are
calls
and
they
are
getting
validated."
"In
a
way
that
you
want
to
putting
your
heart
and
soul
into
any
project,
but
having
said
that
I
am
also
having
a
bit
of
emptiness
because
its
kind
of
out
there
and
it's
gone
and
now
what
like
you
spent
soo
much
time
on
something
and
its
done," she
further
added.
Expressing
her
gratitude
towards
the
exceptional
response
to
her
film,
the
director
said,
"I
am
overwhelmed
with
the
kind
message
I
have
gotten
on
Instagram
and
Facebook,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
everybody,
they
went
in
for
the
opening
weekend
as
the
opening
week's
business
makes
a
huge
difference
in
terms
of
the
business
of
the
trade
and
you
make
that
effort
to
go
in
there
and
thanks
you
soo
much
for
that".
Zoya
Akhtar
who
has
earlier
presented
multi
starrer
films
like
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara,
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
and
now
Gully
Boy,
expressed
her
fondness
for
an
ensemble
cast
saying,
"I
love
ensemble
cast
I
love
lots
of
actors
and
lots
of
characters,
interactions,
relations
and
I
love
films
populated
with
people"
The
woman
with
the
Midas
Touch,
Zoya
Akhtar
has
wowed
critics
with
Gully
Boy
with
raving
reviews
making
news
across
all
quarters
already.
Over
the
years,
she
is
known
to
treat
the
audience
with
a
strong
male
character
driven
film
which
has
slayed
at
the
box
office
along
with
critical
acclaims.
With
a
journey
of
four
feature
films,
two
short
films,
and
one
web
series,
Zoya
Akhtar
is
one
of
the
leading
filmmakers
who
has
carved
her
niche
into
the
entertainment
industry.
Gully
Boy
hit
the
theatrical
screens
across
the
country
on
14th
February
2019.