Javed Akhtar says daughter Zoya is a harder taskmaster than son Farhan Akhtar: Dono alag tarah ke movies banate hain

Jun 03, 2025 06:22 AM IST

Javed Akhtar talked about working with Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar and writing for his or her movies.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar is among the most prolific writers within the trade and has labored with a number of administrators in the middle of his decades-long profession in Bollywood. In an interview with The Lallantop, Javed was requested in regards to the expertise of working together with his kids, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar, on their respective movies. Javed candidly shared how it’s by no means simple when it’s with them. (Also learn: Kangana Ranaut gave written apology, requested Javed Akhtar in courtroom: ‘Aap meri agli image mein gaane likhenge?’)

Javed Akhtar has written songs for movies directed by his kids Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar.(PTI)

What Javed stated

During the interplay, when Javed was requested about which one of many two is a harder taskmaster, he stated, “Dusro ke liye kaam karna asaan hain apne bachho ke liye bada mushkil hain. Unko aisa nahi hai ki hamara baap hain toh hum kuch kahe nahin. Humein toh kuch kehna hi hain. Zoya tough taskmaster hai (It is easier to work with others than with my own children. They will not spare me just because I am their father. They will say something. Zoya is the tough taskmaster).”

‘Dono alag-alag tarah ke film banate hain’

He went on so as to add how their movies are so completely different from each other. “Dono hoshiyaar hain aur dono alag-alag tarah ke film banate hain. Common nahi hain. Ab jis tarah ki film Farhan banate hain Zoya nahi bana sakti. Jis tarah ki Zoya banayi hain Farhan nahi bana sakta. Unka definitely alag-alag school hain. Both of them are doing well (The two of them know their work and make different films. They are not common. The kind of films Farhan makes cannot be made by Zoya and vice versa. They definitely come from different schools).”

Farhan is all set to make Don 3 with Ranveer Singh. Meanwhile, Zoya co-produced the function movie Superboys of Malegaon and the docu-series Angry Young Men, which was primarily based on Salim-Javed. Her final directorial enterprise was Netflix’s The Archies.