Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director


The Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director is given by Filmfare at its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise directors for their debut films. It was first presented in 2010 in the inaugural year.

List of winners

2010s

Zoya Akhtar - Luck by Chance
Ayan Mukerji - Wake Up Sid
  • 2011
Maneesh Sharma - Band Baaja Baaraat
Abhinay Deo - Delhi Belly
  • 2013
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Ritesh Batra - The Lunchbox
  • 2015
Abhishek Varman - 2 States
Neeraj Ghaywan - Masaan
  • 2017
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari - Nil Battey Sannata
Konkona Sen Sharma - A Death in the Gunj
  • 2019
Amar Kaushik - Stree

2020s

Aditya Dhar -