ETimes BFFs: Did you know Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar have a cousin who’s won an Emmy Award? | Hindi Movie News

When it involves the Akhtars, it won’t be improper to say that expertise runs of their blood. Their household lineage consists of varied artists from varied streams, be it writing, performing, singing, filmmaking and what not. If you have a look at their household tree, it has a number of branches that comprise of the Akhtars, the Iranis, the Azmis and the Khers.

While many of the relations are associated to the leisure business indirectly or the opposite, there may be additionally a psychoanalyst and a professor of psychiatry within the Akhtar clan! Did you additionally know about Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar‘s gifted cousin who has an Emmy Award to his credit score? In at the moment’s version of ETimes BFFs (Big Filmy Families), we take you by way of this various household.

Jan Nisar Akhtar
Javed Akhtar‘s father and Farhan Akhtar’s grandfather Jan Nisar was a lyricist in Bollywood, however he was additionally a prolific poet who wrote ghazals and nazms. In his Bollywood profession spanning over 4 a long time, he wrote over 150 songs, probably the most notable work amongst them being Aankhon hello Aankhon Mein for Guru Dutt’s CID, Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye for Prem Parbat and Aaja re for Noorie. His final tune was Ae dil-e-naadaan for Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan. He married Safia Akhtar in 1943 with whom he had two sons – Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar. After Safia died of most cancers in 1953, Jan Nisar married once more in 1956 to Khadija Talat with whom he had three youngsters – Uneza Akhtar, Albina Sharma and Shahid Akhtar.
Javed Akhtar
Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar wants no introduction. He has won 5 National Awards and two of India’s highest civilian honours – Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Hindi cinema. Some of his most notable works in Bollywood embrace cult movies like Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, Don, Mr India amongst many others. He was married to actress Honey Irani with whom he has two youngsters – Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. He later married Shabana Azmi and divorced Irani.
Honey Irani
Honey is an actress who began her Bollywood profession as a youngster artist. She grew to become a homemaker after the delivery of her youngsters. After her divorce from Javed Akhtar, she raised her youngsters by doing embroidery on sarees earlier than finally making a profession in screenwriting. She is the youngest of 5 siblings – two sisters Menka and Daisy and two brothers Bunny and Sarosh. Their father Noshir Irani was a theatre artist who acted in English and Parsi comedy exhibits. He later migrated to Sydney and continued together with his stage exhibits whereas additionally doing enterprise. Honey’s mother Perin was a movie producer who made the movie Bachpan.
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya is a author and director who studied filmmaking from NYU. She assisted filmmakers like Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev benegal earlier than making a profitable directorial debut with Luck By Chance that starred Farhan Akhtar. Thereafter she added gems like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, Gully Boy, Made In Heaven amongst different tasks to her credit score. She based Tiger Baby Films together with Reema Kagti. Their subsequent movie The Archies starring Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda amongst others is most awaited.
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan is a multi-talented artist. He has acted in movies like Rock On!!, Luck By Chance, Karthik Calling Karthik, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Toofan amongst many extra. He can also be a singer and songwriter and has lent his voice to a number of chartbusters in movies. Farhan has additionally ventured into filmmaking and has tasted success with critically acclaimed movies like Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Don franchise, Talaash amongst many others. Jee le Zaraa and Don 3 are the 2 most anticipated movies being produced by Farhan’s Excel Entertainment.
Farhan was earlier married to hair stylist Adhuna Bhabani whom he had met whereas making Dil Chahta Hai. They have two daughters – Shakya and Akira. They introduced their separation after 16 years of marriage and thereafter Farhan married Shibani Dandekar who’s a mannequin, VJ, singer and actor.
Shabana Azmi
Like Javed, Shabana too is a winner of 5 National Awards, a Padma Shri and a Padma Bhushan for her contribution to Indian cinema. Daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, Shabana made her Bollywood debut with the movie Ankur in 1974. She is a girls’s rights activist and her beliefs additionally mirror within the sort of movies she chooses. Some of her most notable work consists of movies like Arth, Khandhar, Paar, Godmother, Fire amongst many others. Most not too long ago she was seen in Rocky Aur Ranii Ki Prem Kahaani whereby her onscreen kiss with Dharmendra made a lot of headlines.
Salman Akhtar
Javed Akhtar has a brother named Salman who’s an Indian-American psychoanalyst primarily based within the US. He can also be an creator and a professor of psychiatry in Philadelphia. He had married Raj Verma with whom he has a son Kabir Akhtar and a daughter Nishat Akhtar. He has now separated from Raj.
Kabir Akhtar
Kabir is an American tv director and editor who has had a number of Emmy nominations. He won an Emmy Award for modifying the pilot episode of musical comedy sequence Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Some of his most notable works embrace Arrested Development, Never Have I Ever, Behind the Music, Young Sheldon, Superstore, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series amongst others.

The Azmis

The Khers