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- Biography: Zoya Akhtar is a contemporary Indian film director. She is the daughter of poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and a granddaughter of Urdu poet Jan Nisar Akhtar. Her mother is screenwriter Honey Irani, and her brother the film director, actor, producer, singer, and lyricist Farhan Akhtar.
Filmography
- Luck By Chance (2009)
- Kismat Talkies (2009)
- The Migration (2009)
- Bombay Boys (1998)
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
News
The Siblings' Story
yahoo.com –
2009-10-30
It turns out that the 11 th Osian's Cinefan Festival is more about Bollywood this year than a venue for upcoming filmmakers and offbeat, cutting edge cinema that they've promoted in the past. ... Full Article
Zoya teams up with Farhan again
intoday.in –
2009-10-30
"Osian's-Cinefan's young friends Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee along with their wonderful star actors and technicians will directly present in NewStream (Cinema Section) the emerging new face of Indian cinema through their films that... ... Full Article


Farhan and Zoya Akhtar visit Big 92.7 FM