Shazia Iqbal

Shazia Iqbal is an Indian writer and director based in Mumbai. She won the Best Debut Director at the 30th Sao Paulo International Shorts Film Festival for her critically acclaimed short film, Bebaak. Her first feature film, Dhadak 2, is lauded as a historic film for unapologetically talking about caste and Dalit politics in mainstream Hindi cinema. Shazia has written and directed a docu-fiction episode, Homecoming, for Amazon Prime Video’s anthology series Love Storiyaan. She also worked as a production designer for 15 years.