Reema Kagti

Reema Kagti is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Bollywood. She made her debut as director with critically acclaimed Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, Talaash (2012) and the historical sports drama Gold (2018 film). She has collaborated with Zoya Akhtar as a writer on several productions of Excel Entertainment.

Reema Kagti
Reema Kagti (2011)
Born	Reema Kakati Guwahati, Assam, India
Occupation	Film director and screenwriter
Years active	2007–present

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).[1]

She has been an associate with Excel Entertainment since its inception, as she has assisted both Farhan and Zoya Akhtar in all their films and commercials to date.[2]

Directorial career

Reema made her directorial debut with Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. in 2006.[3] Her next film, Talaash, was a suspense drama starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor.[4] Her latest directorial venture Gold, is a film about India's first Olympic gold medal after its independence.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Assistant Director	Story Writer	Screenplay Writer	Actress
2001	Lagaan	No	Yes	No	No	No
	Dil Chahta Hai	No	Yes	No	No	No
2004	Lakshya	No	Yes	No	No	No
2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
2008	Rock On!!	No	No	No	No	Yes
2011	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2012	Talaash: The Answer Lies Within	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
2013	Bombay Talkies	No	No	Yes	No	No
2015	Dil Dhadakne Do	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Gold	Yes	No	No	No	No
2019	Gully Boy	No	No	No	Yes	No
2019	Made in Heaven	No	No	No	Yes	No

References

1. ""Initially I had plans to make a dark film; in fact it was darker than an average film" - Reema Kagti". Bollywoodhungama.com. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
2. "Honeymoon Travels". Imagineindia.net. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
3. "Reema Kagti".
4. "Aamir's Khan's next is suspense drama directed by Reema Kagti". Bollywoodhungama.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2011.

External links

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