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zoya akhtar at the 13th iifa awards , 2012 mumbai , maharashtra , india javed -rrb- honey irani -lrb- mother -rrb- akhtar -lrb- father -rrb- farhan akhtar -lrb- brother 14 october 1972 1999 -- present zoya - day 8.jpg akhtar at her candid best at iifa 2012 zoya akhtar
 zoya akhtar director , screenwriter
zoya akhtar

zoya akhtar -lrb- born 14 october 1972 -rrb- is an indian film director and screenwriter .
she made her debut as director with critically acclaimed `` luck by chance '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- .
in 2011 , she directed the critically and commercially successful film `` zindagi na milegi dobara '' and won the filmfare award for best director for it .
