can you tell me something about her personal life?
She was born to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani. Akhtar's stepmother is actress Shabana Azmi. Her younger brother, Farhan Akhtar, is an actor and director.
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar was born to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani. Akhtar's stepmother is actress Shabana Azmi. Her younger brother, Farhan Akhtar, is an actor and director. She attended Maneckji Cooper and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Xavier's College, both from Mumbai. Later, she joined the New York University Tisch School of the Arts to learn film production.

Her great-grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, a scholar of Islamic studies and theology, edited the first diwan of Mirza Ghalib on his request and later became a figure during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in his native Khairabad.

She is great-granddaughter of Urdu poet Muztar Khairabadi and granddaughter of poet Jan Nisar Akhtar.
when was zindagi na milegi dobara released? 15 July 2011 who was the director? Zoya Akhtar which was the production company? Excel Entertainment who are the characters ? Arjun, Kabir, Imraan, Laila, Natasha what is the plot ? Three childhood friends - Arjun, Kabir, and Imraan, who reunite for a three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun. who plays the role of arjun? UNANSWERABLE who created the soundtrack for the movie? Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy when was its formation? Between 1989 and 1997 what is their musical style? Carnatic, Hindustani, Western rock what all philanthropic causes have they participated in? They performed in Chennai for a concert organised by The Shakti Foundation – For the Physically Challenged to raise funds; They had performed for a fund raising concert for the NGO Alert India which fights against leprosy in 2009. moving back to the movie aforesaid, can you tell me more about its director? She is an Indian film director and screenwriter. She completed a diploma in filmmaking from NYU. when did she begin her career? She  started her career as the co-director of a music video called "Price of Bullets" for a rock band called Pentagram.
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Zoya Akhtar [SEP] Personal life
Zoya Akhtar was born to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani. Akhtar's stepmother is actress Shabana Azmi. Her younger brother, Farhan Akhtar, is an actor and director. She attended Maneckji Cooper and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Xavier's College, both from Mumbai. Later, she joined the New York University Tisch School of the Arts to learn film production. Her great-grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, a scholar of Islamic studies and theology, edited the first diwan of Mirza Ghalib on his request and later became a figure during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in his native Khairabad.