Mumbai, Oct 14
Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar penned a heartfelt birthday note for his filmmaker daughter Zoya Akhtar, remembering the day she was born.
Taking to Instagram, Javed shared a picture posing with Zoya. Reminiscing about the day she was born, he wrote: “Happy birthday Zoya dearest . How vividly I remember the day you were born . How strange I felt when this little baby was given in my arms.”
“Your eyes were looking at me without much focus then suddenly you gave me a toothless smile and that moment it got decided that a father will love his daughter for ever and ever . Pa,” Javed added.
Javed Akhtar was married to Honey Irani, with whom he had two children, Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. He then married National Award-winning actress Shabana Azmi in 1984.
After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU Zoya assisted directors Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before becoming a writer and director.