Zee Cine Award for Best Director

Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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

Wins Recipient
5 Sanjay Leela Bhansali
2 Rakesh Roshan, Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji

Awards

The winners are listed below:[1]

Year Director Film
1998J.P. DuttaBorder
1999Karan JoharKuch Kuch Hota Hai
2000Sanjay Leela BhansaliHum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2001Rakesh RoshanKaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2002Ashutosh GowarikerLagaan
2003Sanjay Leela BhansaliDevdas
2004Rakesh RoshanKoi... Mil Gaya
2005Yash ChopraVeer-Zaara
2006Sanjay Leela BhansaliBlack
2007Rakeysh Omprakash MehraRang De Basanti
2008Aamir KhanTaare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)
2011Karan JoharMy Name is Khan
2012Imtiaz AliRockstar
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
2026 Mohit Suri Saiyaara

References

  1. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards (2020) - IMDb".
  2. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2023 Winners".
  3. ↑ "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.

See also