Javed Akhtar Proud of Daughter Zoya Akhtar's Oscar Academy Membership! (View Tweet)

After having many achievements to her credit, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has yet another feather to add to her cap. The illustrious filmmaker was announced as one of the four Indian members who were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Apart from Zoya, the honour has been extended to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Ritesh Batra and actor Anupam Kher. And this year, over 842 members were invited to join the Oscar Academy.  Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Anupam Kher Join Lady Gaga, Claire Foy For Oscars Academy’s 842 New Member Invitations: View Complete List

And proud papa, Javed Akhtar tweeted and announced his daughter's achievement to the world. Take a look at his tweet below:

Javed Akhtar Tweets:

Anurag Kashyap, Ritesh Batra, Zoya Akhtar and Anupam Kher join the likes of Lady Gaga, Tom Holland, Jamie Bell and Claire Bloom among others who have been invited this time around. In fact, in 2018, the number of Indian film personalities who were invited was 20, which included names like filmmaker  Aditya Chopra, Guneet Monga, actors Ali Fazal, Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Shah Rukh Khan and Naseeruddin Shah among others. Made In Heaven vs Sacred Games: 4 Reasons Why I Found Zoya Akhtar's Drama Better Than Anurag Kashyap's Thriller

This time around, the list of 842 names to be invited to join the academy include personalities from 59 countries, out of which by the organization's own admission, half of the members invited to join the academy were women and 29% of the new invitees were people of colour.

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