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 +WinsRecipient5Sanjay Leela Bhansali2Rakesh Roshan, Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji
Awards The winners are listed below:
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 Ayan Mukerji Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva 2024 Atlee Jawan2025Amar KaushikStree 2Kiran RaoLaapataa Ladies2026Mohit SuriSaiyaara
References
See also Zee Cine Awards Bollywood Cinema of India