Mumbai: The picture of Indian filmmaker Zoya Akhtar sitting between Hollywood heartthrobs Andrew Garfield and Jacob Elordi at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco has taken the internet by storm.
Several pictures and videos are going viral on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, where Zoya is seen sitting on a sofa wearing a printed black outfit. Garfield and Elordi look dapper in crisp suits sitting on either side of the Indian celebrity.
The “Spiderman” star can be seen wearing a dark green shirt with a blazer and black pants. While Elordi chose a white shirt with a classic black blazer and trousers.
X was in the news after the photos were circulated.
One user commented: “Zoya Akhtar having fun with Jacob Elordi and Andrew Garfield is killing me.”
Zoya Akhtar’s banter with Jacob Elordi and Andrew Garfield is killing me pic.twitter.com/moX8aGtimq– (@dazedgold) 29 November 2024
Another said: “Oh, sitting between Andrew Garfield and Jacob Elordi just like Zoya Akhtar is sitting between them at the Marrakech International Film Festival.”
Oh, sitting between Andrew Garfield and Jacob Elordi just like Zoya Akhtar is sitting between them at the Marrakech International Film Festival https://t.co/pMnbyBN1Om pic.twitter.com/x8SpOFPjOD– Fatine (@FatineArji) 29 November 2024
“Zoya Akhtar is living my dream!” one fan said.
Zoya Akhtar is living my dream! https://t.co/j7ypzy7hAJ– Prakhyatchouta (@prakhyatchouta) 30 November 2024
Someone couldn’t believe it and wrote: “Zoya Akhtar, Andrew, Jacob???? What is this variety of madness???”
Zoya Akhtar, Andrew, Jacob???? What is this variety of madness??? https://t.co/Sn4mC5EkBX– Zia (@cherrycoustic) 29 November 2024
The jury of the 21st edition, which began on 29 November and will end on 7 December, was chaired by Luca Guadagnino, and also included Ali Abbasi, Patricia Arquette, Virginie Efira, Nadia Kounda and Santiago Mitre.
Talking about Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani’s daughter Zoya, she made her directorial debut in 2009 with the drama Luck By Chance and achieved success in 2011 with the comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
He then co-wrote the psychological crime thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within with Reema Kagti and directed Sheela Ki Jawaani, a segment of the anthology film Bombay Talkies.
After this, Zoya made films like ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Lust Stories’, ‘Ghost Stories’, ‘Gully Boy’ and ‘The Archies’.
