Zoya Akhtar Age, Wiki and Bio

Zoya Akhtar

Quick Info

ProfessionFilm Director and Screenwriter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/10/1972
Age52 years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India

Bio/Wiki

Zodiac sign/Sun signLibra
HometownMumbai, India
ReligionAgnosticism
Address701, Orchid Pride, Corner of S.V. Rd & Convent Avenue, Willingdon, Santacruz West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400054
HobbiesWriting, Reading, Travelling

Physical Stats & More

Height160 cm (1.60 m, 5’ 3”)
Weight65 kg (143 lbs)
Figure Measurements34-30-36
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolManeckji Cooper, Juhu, Mumbai
College/University
  • St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Tisch School of the Arts, New York
DegreeBachelor of Arts

Personal Life

Date of Birth14/10/1972
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
ReligionAgnosticism
Address701, Orchid Pride, Corner of S.V. Rd & Convent Avenue, Willingdon, Santacruz West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400054
Hobbies
  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Travelling

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried (rumoured)
Affairs/BoyfriendsSharic Sequeira (assistant director and producer)

Family

FatherJaved Akhtar (Lyricist and Scriptwriter)
MotherHoney Irani (Former Actress and Screenwriter)
Step-MotherShabana Azmi (Actress)
Siblings
BrotherFarhan Akhtar (Actor, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Singer)
SisterNone
SpouseSharic Sequeira (rumoured)

Career

Debut
Film (Director)Luck By Chance (2009)
Film (Screenplay Writer)Luck By Chance (2009)
Film (Story Writer)Luck By Chance (2009)
Film (Assistant Director)Bombay Boys (1998)
Film (Executive Producer)Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
Awards, Honours
Filmfare Awards
Best Debut Director shared by Ayan Mukherji for the film 'Luck By Chance'
Best Director for the film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'
IIFA Award
Best Director for the film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'

Favourites

Fruit(s)
  • Litchi
  • Mango
ActorHrithik Roshan

Some Lesser Known Facts

Zoya Akhtar's smoking habit is not known.
She does drink alcohol.
At 13, her father divorced her mother to marry Shabana Azmi.
She was raised in an agnostic environment without religious beliefs.
Zoya is the great-granddaughter of Urdu poet Muztar Khairabadi and granddaughter of Jan Nisar Akhtar.
Her great-great-grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, edited Mirza Ghalib's diwan at his request and played a significant role in the Indian Freedom Revolution of 1857 in Khairabad.
Zoya began her career as a co-director for the music video 'Price of Bullets' for the rock band Pentagram.
She has worked as a casting director for films like 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Split Wide Open', and as an assistant director for her brother Farhan Akhtar’s movies 'Lakshya' and 'Dil Chahta Hai'.
Zoya served as an executive producer for 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.', a film by her long-time partner Reema Kagti and produced by Excel Entertainment.
In 2011, she directed the successful and critically acclaimed film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.
Zoya Akhtar loves dogs and owns a pet named Zen.
Zoya made news in October 2021 for commenting 'just married' on an Instagram post by a friend of her rumored husband Sharic Sequeira.