Zoya Akhtar said “I’m your boss” to Cameraman who didn’t take her order

Despite her family’s background, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has built a reputation for herself in the business with films such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, Gully Boy, and the web series Made In Heaven.

She is now working on The Archies, a live-action musical film based on the iconic comic book series. The director has recently stated that her technicians opted to accept directions from her main actor rather than her at the time of her debut.

Farah is the sister of actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and the daughter of lyricist Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani. In her directorial debut, Luck By Chance, in 2009, she directed Farhan.

In an interview with The Hindu, Zoya, who has gone a long way with her body of work, said, “When I started directing (Luck By Chance), my brother was my lead actor, and he was an established filmmaker already. So, I had certain technicians ask him if the shot was okay, and he had to be like, she is the director.”

She added, “I had taken a Steadicam operator to the side and said, ‘I don’t think we can work together if you won’t speak to me.’ And he (the cameraman) responded saying, ‘But you’re like my sister.’ I said, ‘I’m not your sister, I’m your boss!’ We subsequently became friends, because it was a chat without any angst involved.”

Although reviewers lauded Luck By Chance, film did not do well at the box office. Two years later, she released Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a hugely popular film.

Zoya is now preparing for Season 2 of Made In Heaven. She’s also working on The Archies, in which Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor, and Amitabh Bachchan’s son Agastya Nanda will make their cinematic debuts.

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