The Zee Cine Award for Best Director is an annual award presented by Zee Entertainment Enterprises to recognize outstanding directorial achievement in Hindi cinema. Part of the broader Zee Cine Awards ceremony that honors excellence in Bollywood films, this category celebrates directors who have demonstrated exceptional skill in filmmaking during the eligible year. The award is determined through public voting by audiences across India, with winners typically announced in March during the annual awards ceremony.
Multiple wins
[edit]| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 5 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 2 | Rakesh Roshan, Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji |
Awards
[edit]The winners are listed below:[1]
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | J.P. Dutta | Border |
| 1999 | Karan Johar | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 2000 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2001 | Rakesh Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2002 | Ashutosh Gowariker | Lagaan |
| 2003 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Devdas |
| 2004 | Rakesh Roshan | Koi... Mil Gaya |
| 2005 | Yash Chopra | Veer-Zaara |
| 2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Black |
| 2007 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Rang De Basanti |
| 2008 | Aamir Khan | Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) |
| 2011 | Karan Johar | My Name is Khan |
| 2012 | Imtiaz Ali | Rockstar |
| 2013 | Anurag Basu | Barfi! |
| 2014 | Ayan Mukerji | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
| 2016 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Bajirao Mastani |
| 2017 | Ram Madhvani | Neerja |
| 2018 | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Bareilly Ki Barfi |
| 2019 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Padmaavat |
| 2020 | Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy |
| 2023[2] | Ayan Mukerji | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
| 2024[3] | Atlee | Jawan |
| 2025 | Amar Kaushik | Stree 2 |
| Kiran Rao | Laapataa Ladies |
References
[edit]- ^ "Zee Cine Awards (2020) - IMDb".
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2023 Winners".
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2024 full winners list: Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan wins big; Sunny Deol, Rani Mukerji, Kiara Advani honoured". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.