Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:20pm on 05 Nov 2025,Wednesday International
Filmmaker Mira Nair shared her first reaction to son Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in the New York mayoral election by resharing Zoya Akhtar’s Instagram story. Akhtar had written, “Zohran you beauty,” with emojis of hearts and fireworks, celebrating the 34-year-old’s victory. Mamdani, son of Nair and historian Mahmood Mamdani, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the city’s youngest and first Indian-origin mayor. In his victory speech, Mamdani called it a “mandate for change.” Nair’s proud reshare quickly went viral, with fans and film industry colleagues congratulating her on her son’s political success. (PC: X)
