Published 20:04 IST, October 14th 2019

'Oscar le aana': Farhan Akhtar wishes sister Zoya Akhtar on birthday

Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar is celebrating her 47th birthday on Monday, October 14. To mark the day, his brother actor Farhan Akhtar put out a cute yet funny post.

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Bollywood filmmaker Zoya Akhtar is celebrating her 47th birthday on Monday, October 14. To mark day, his bror actor Farhan Akhtar put out an orable post on social media. He shared a throwback picture with her sister on Instagram and captioned it drawing refence to ir latest joint venture 'Gully Boy's Oscar mination. 

Extending love to Zoya, Farhan Akhtar wrote, "Happy birthday @zoieakhtar .. may you get all that your heart desires. Bas Oscar le aana 🧐.. Love you. ❤️"

Here's post:

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Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy minated for Oscars

Zoya Akhtar's directorial venture Gully Boy starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt has being anunced as India’s official entry for Acemy Awards next year. Gully Boy, a story about a boy from Mumbai slums rising to become a famous rapper,  h released on February 14. It was hailed by critics and audiences also gave it thumbs up. film turned out to be a huge success, grossing over Rs 140 crores at box office in India. Gully Boy was jointly produced by Zoya Akhtar's Tiger Baby Productions and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment.

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Zoya Akhtar invited to join Oscars Acemy 

Moreover, Zoya Akhtar has also being invited as a member of Oscars Acemy. Acemy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences anunced a list of new members and invited four Indian film personalities including Anurag Kashyap, Anupam Kher, Zoya Akhtar, and Ritesh Batra to join organization.

Zoya who is kwn for her out-of--box projects is remarkable for helming films like 'Luck By Chance', 'Dil Dhakne Do', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Gully Boy'. Or than Bollywood, Zoya has also tried her hands at Netflix's 'Lust Stories' and streaming giant Amazon prime's 'Me in Heaven'.

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What's next for Farhan Akhtar?

Meanwhile, on acting front, Farhan Akhtar is reuniting with man who has given him his biggest success, first and only Rs 100 crore hit, his only Filmfare Best Actor Award, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for Toofan. Farhan Akhtar has been prepping for film for close to six months. It h gone on floors in August this year. However, recently, Farhan Akhtar suffered an injury on sets. He is grappling with a hairline fracture on his hamate in his hands, but that didn't dampen his spirit as he said, ‘ pain, gain.’ 

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17:51 IST, October 14th 2019