Zoya Hussain

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{{short description|Indian actress, writer and director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zoya Hussain
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|27|2018|January|10}}<ref name="Elle"/>
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]
| occupation = Actress
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2017–Present
}}

'''Zoya Hussain''' is an Indian actress, writer and director from [[New Delhi]] who predominantly appears in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. She got recognition for her role in ''[[Mukkabaaz]]'', directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]]. Regarding her role in the film, one critic stated that " Zoya Hussain is great in an excessively demanding part, mute but loud as can be, the feistiest heroine we've had in a while".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mukkabaaz-movie-review-vineet-kumar-singh-shines-in-anurag-kashyaps-greatest-film-1799175|title=Mukkabaaz Movie Review: Vineet Kumar Singh Shines In Anurag Kashyap's Greatest Film|work=NDTV|date=11 April 2019|last=Sen|first=Raja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mukkabaaz-actor-zoya-hussain-earlier-mute-characters-in-films-were-mere-caricatures/story-llBkPXVfZzph13e1rvNbSN.html|title=Mukkabaaz actor Zoya Hussain: Earlier, mute characters in films were mere caricatures|date=16 January 2018|work=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=13 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zoya-hussain-joins-saif-ali-khan-next-5111666/|title=Mukkabaaz actor Zoya Hussain joins Saif Ali Khan's next|date=26 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-whoa-mukkabaaz-actress-zoya-hussain-bags-her-next-opposite-saif-ali-khan-2597853|title=Whoa! 'Mukkabaaz' actress Zoya Hussain bags her next opposite Saif Ali Khan|date=26 March 2018|work=dna|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/zoya-hussain-the-disability-of-my-character-in-mukkabaaz-portrays-the-lack-of-voice-that-women-have-in-the-society-2835757/|title=Zoya Hussain : I Wanted My On Screen Character In Mukkabaaz To Be A Person And Not Just An Idea of A Mute Girl|last=Bose|first=Ishani|date=10 January 2018|work=India.com|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Elle">{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/culture/actor-zoya-hussain-play-mute-anurag-kashyap-film/|title=Meet Zoya Hussain, Anurag Kashyap's newest muse|last=Team|first=ELLE India|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/zoya-hussain-mukkabaaz-journey-sensory-overload/|title=Zoya Hussain: "My 'Mukkabaaz' journey was a sensory overload..."|date=9 January 2018|work=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-when-mukkabaaz-filmmaker-zoya-hussain-wanted-to-direct-anurag-kashyap-420040|title=When Mukkabaaz filmmaker Zoya Hussain wanted to direct Anurag Kashyap|date=2 January 2018|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/6/10263/training-in-theatre-helped-me-to-act-in-mukkabaaz-actress-zoya-hussain|title=Training in theatre helped me to act in Mukkabaaz: Actress Zoya Hussain|last=IANS|date=6 January 2018|website=Cinestaan|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/the-definition-of-beauty-in-mess-says-zoya-hussain/1197424|title='The definition of beauty in mess', says Zoya Hussain|date=1 January 2018|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.statetimes.in/mukkabaaz-actor-zoya-hussain-to-join-saif-for-navdeeps-next/|title='Mukkabaaz' actor Zoya Hussain to join Saif for Navdeep's next|work=State Times|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-GB|date=26 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bollyspice.com/zoya-hussain-i-really-loved-that-teen-aur-aadha-was-filmed-in-one-long-shot/|title=Zoya Hussain: "I really loved that Teen Aur Aadha was filmed in one long shot"|date=23 June 2018|work=BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Mukkabaaz actor Zoya Hussain to join Saif for Navdeeps next |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/mukkabaaz-actor-zoya-hussain-to-join-saif-for-navdeeps-next-1197863-2018-03-26 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=India Today |date=26 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/mukkabaaz-star-zoya-hussain-teams-up-with-saif-ali-khan-1.2195758|title='Mukkabaaz' star Zoya Hussain teams up with Saif Ali Khan|last=PTI|date=28 March 2018|work=GulfNews|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Zoya started her career as an actress with the film [[Mukkabaaz]]. She first met [[Anurag Kashyap]] for the script, she written and wanted Anurag for giving his feedback on the same. But Anurag didn't find the script and approached Zoya for playing a role in his next [[Mukkabaaz]]. This is how Zoya's acting career got started.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/651407/when-zoya-hussain-wanted-direct.html|title=When Zoya Hussain wanted to direct a film with Anurag Kashyap|work=Deccan Herald|date=2 January 2018|last=India|first=Press Trust}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Notes
|-
|2017
|''[[Mukkabaaz]]''
|Sunaina Mishra
|Won—Best Actress at [[Jagran Film Festival]]<br>Nominated—[[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
|''[[Teen Aur Aadha]]''
|Sulekha
|
|-
|''[[Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence]]''
| Tara
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Laal Kaptaan]]''
| The Widow
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
|''[[Kaadan]]''
|Arvi
|Trilingual film (Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/020218/zoya-hussain-in-haathi-mere-saathi.html|title=Mukkabaaz actress Zoya Hussain to star in Haathi Mere Saathi?|date=3 February 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Grahan (TV Series)|Grahan]]''
|Amrita Singh
|[[Disney+Hotstar]] series
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|9096966}}
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[[Category:Indian female models]]
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[[Category:1990s births]]

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