Happy Birthday Zoya Akhtar: Did you know The Archies director acted in Salaam Bombay? Check out lesser known facts about her

Zoya Akhtar is one of the most sought-after filmmakers in the Hindi film industry. The 50-year-old filmmaker is the daughter of lyricist Javed Akhtar and his first wife, Honey Irani. She is gearing up for several releases this year including The Archies which marks the Bollywood debut of Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, and Agastya Nanda; Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan starring Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Adarsh Gaurav and many more. As she turned a year older today, check out the lesser-known facts about her.