Zoya's ignorance.

In a recent interview Zoya Akthar (daughter of Javed Akhtar) stated:

“My dad came from nowhere and made a life for himself. I was born and bred in the industry, and I have every right to follow whatever I want to do. As part of his network and what he made, I know those people. What am I going to do, disown my dad because I want to be a filmmaker? Are you saying I can’t choose my profession? It makes no sense. The actual problem is something else, and this is just like beating a dead horse… it’s not going to do anything. If every kid born into the film industry never worked in cinema, it’s still not going to change your life,” she added.

Father of Javed Akthar - Jan Nisar Akhtar.

He was the son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi his career spanned four decades during which he worked with music composers including C. Ramchandra, O.P. Nayyar, Datta Naik also credited as N. Datta and Khayyam and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough film, AR Kardar's Yasmin (1955), Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein in Guru Dutt's CID (1956), Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye in Prem Parbat (1974) and Aaja re in Noorie (1979) and his last song, Ae Dil-e-naadaan, in Kamal Amrohi's Razia Sultan (1983).[2] (Source: Wikipedia).

Javed Akhtar son of Jan Nisar Akhtar was born on 1945. Jan Nisar Akhtar wrote lyrics for movie Baap Re Baap (1955 movie) and other movies.

When Zoya Akhtar says her father came from nowhere it appears she is ignorant. Very Unfortunate.

To know about relationship between Javed Akhtar and Jan Nisar Akhtar please read the interview Javed Akhtar on troubled relationship with his father, not getting along with step-mother: ‘He was a good poet, but…’