Some pictures of filmmaker Zoya Akhtar sitting with actors Jacob Elordi and Andrew Garfield at an international event have taken the internet by surprise. Zoya, Andrew Garfield and Jacob attended the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, which started on Friday. (Also Read | Javed Akhtar says Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar reject his lines because they are too old)
Zoya, Andrew, Jacob attend film festival
In one of the pictures, Zoya was all smiles while sitting on a sofa wearing a printed black dress. Andrew and Jacob were sitting on either side. For the event, Andrew wore an olive green shirt under a matching jacket and black pants. Jacob was seen in a white shirt under a black blazer and trousers. She was also seen posing with other jury members of the festival.
The internet is reacting to the trio’s photo
Many people shared the photos on X (formerly Twitter). One person wrote, “Zoya Akhtar chilling with Jacob Elordi and Andrew Garfield is killing me.” One tweet read, “Oh, sitting between Andrew Garfield and Jacob Elordi just like Zoya Akhtar is sitting between them at the Marrakech International Film Festival.” Another fan said, “Jealous, jealous, super jealous of Zoya.”
About Marrakech International Film Festival
The jury of the 21st edition, chaired by Luca Guadagnino, also includes Ali Abbasi, Patricia Arquette, Virginie Efira, Nadia Kounda and Santiago Mitre. The event is one of the largest film festivals in the Middle East and North Africa.
The festival opened with a screening of The Order – a thriller starring Jude Law that chronicles the FBI’s manhunt for the leader of a white supremacist group. The jury competition consists of 14 first or second place films. Films in competition include Sid Haymitch’s Across the Sea and Damien Kokur’s Under the Volcano.
About Zoya’s projects
Zoya and Reema Kagti are working on a nine-part docu-series In Transit. The series focuses on transgender stories from India. He also co-produced the documentary Turtle Walker. It tells the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, who dedicated his life to protecting these beautiful but endangered animals. It premiered at Doc NYC 2024 on November 17.
Turtle Walker is written and directed by Taira Maleny. Produced by Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Angad Dev Singh, Vikram Malani and Taira Malani. Krish Makhija is the associate director and head of cinematography. The film is co-written and edited by Sam Rogers, and executive produced by Isabelle Couture, James Reed, Jared Lipworth, Sean B. Carroll, and Nikita Mamik.
