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). She has been an associate with
Excel Entertainment since its inception, as she has assisted both
Farhan Akhtar and
Zoya Akhtar in all their films and commercials to date. Together, Reema and
Zoya Akhtar helm
Tiger Baby Films, a film production company, founded in October 2015.
Directorial career Reema made her directorial debut with
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. in 2006. Her next film,
Talaash, was a
suspense drama starring
Aamir Khan,
Rani Mukerji and
Kareena Kapoor was critically acclaimed. Her latest directorial venture
Gold, is a film about India's first
Olympic gold medal after its independence. She then directed the thriller web series
Dahaad. ==Filmography==