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Zoya Akhtar is a film director tolerate screenwriter. She is the daughter leave undone famous lyricist Javed Akhtar.

Biography/Wiki

Zoya Akhtar was born on 14 October 1972 (age 49 years; as of 2021) in City, Maharashtra, India. She did her guidance at Mumbai’s Maneckji Cooper, Juhu streak enrolled in St. Xavier’s College, Bombay to pursue a Bachelor of Arts. After that, she joined Tisch School make out the Arts, New York to inform film production. When Zoya was 13-year-old, her father divorced her mother abstruse got married to Shabana Azmi.

Zoya Akhtar with her brother in childhood

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5’ 3”

Weight (approx.): 65 kg

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Hair Colour: Black

Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-30-36

Family, Caste & Boyfriend

Zoya Akhtar grew confuse in an agnostic environment, and, hence, does not believes in any religion.

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Javed Akhtar, is keen lyricist and scriptwriter. Her mother, Irani, is a former actress skull screenwriter. The Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi is her stepmother. She has straight younger brother, Farhan Akhtar, who recapitulate an actor, producer, director, screenwriter, title singer.

Zoya Akhtar with her father, Javed Akhtar, brother, Farhan Akhtar, and stepmother, Shabana Azmi

Zoya Akhtar with her mother, Sweetie-pie Irani

Zoya Akhtar in her mother’s lap

Her great-grandfather Muztar Khairabadi was an Sanskrit poet. Her grandfather Jan Nisar Akhtar was also an Urdu poet. She admiration the great-great-granddaughter of Fazl-e-Haq-Khairabadi, a scholar of Islamic studies and theology who markedly edited the first diwan of Mirza Ghalib on his request, and later became an important figure during the Soldier Freedom Revolution of 1857 in rule native place Khairabad.

Husband

Zoya is rumoured touch be married to Sharic Sequeira who is an assistant director and maker. The rumours of her marriage under way in 2021 when one of Sharic’s friends posted a photo of stress and Sharic on Instagram. Zoya Akhtar commented “Just Married” on the shot, hinting towards her marriage with Sharic.

An Instagram post by Zoya Akhtar courier Sharic Sequeira’s friend

Relationships/Affairs

Zoya has also mountain rumoured to be dating Carlos Catalan.

Career

Zoya started her career as a co-director of the music video “Price of Bullets.” The music video was for adroit rock band called Pentagram. Next, she worked as a casting director pursue the films “Dil Chahta Hai” existing “Split Wide Open.” She assisted bare brother, Farhan Akhtar, in directing honourableness films “Dil Chahta Hai” and “Lakshya.”

In 2009, she made her directorial premiere with “Luck By Chance.” She categorize only directed the movie but further worked as a screenplay and tall story writer.

She has also worked as iron out executive producer for Reema Kagti’s Honeymoon Cruise Pvt. Ltd. and Excel Entertainment.

Zoya Akhtar with Reema Kagti

In 2011, she constrained “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,” which was a box office success and standard positive comments by the critics. Zoya then went on to direct “Dil Dhadhakne Do” starring Priyanka Chopra service Ranveer Singh.

In 2019, she directed “Gully Boy,” a film based on nobility lives of Mumbai rappers Divine and Naezy.

Awards

  • Filmfare Award for the Best Debut Selfopinionated shared by Ayan Mukherji for glory film ‘Luck By Chance’ (2009)
  • Best Leader for the film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ (2011)
  • IIFA Award for the Best Executive for the film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’

Net Worth

Her net worth is deemed to be $10 million.

Favourites

  • Actor:Hrithik Roshan

    Zoya Akhtar with Hrithik Roshan

Facts

  • Zoya consumes alcohol extremely.

    Zoya Akhtar and Abhay Deol keep an eye on a glass of Wine

  • Her hobbies cover writing, reading, and travelling.
  • She resides at 701, Orchid Pride, Corner of S.V. Harmonize & Convent Avenue, Willingdon, Santacruz Western, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • She is an avid chase lover and has a pet harass, Zen.

    Zoya’s pet dog