Farhan Akhtar’s cousin Kabir bags award at Creative Arts Emmys

Mumbai, Sep 11 (PTI) Bollywood actor-filmmaker FarhanAkhtar’s cousin Kabir Akhtar has won the award for outstandingsingle-camera picture editing for a comedy series for "CrazyEx Girlfriend" at the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The American TV director-editor tweeted about his win,writing, "omg I won an #Emmy for cutting#CrazyExGirlfriend!!!" Kabir is Farhan’s writer father Javed Akhtar’s nephew. "@kabirakhtar well done brother.. Congratulations.. Maythere be many more.. #Emmys #Editing," Farhan tweeted. Javed’s second wife, Shabana Azmi, also congratulatedKabir on the big win. "Our nephew @kabirakhtar with the Emmyhe just won for editing. Proud family jumping with joy!!" sheposted. Kabir’s credits include work for "Arrested Development","New Girl", "The Daily Show", "Unsolved Mysteries", "Behindthe Music", and the Academy Awards. This was the third time Kabir got an Emmy nomination.The first one came in 2012 for outstanding picture editing forshort-form segments and variety specials for editing a segmentof the 84th Academy Awards, starring horde Billy Crystal andMelissa McCarthy. The second nomination was the subsequent year foroutstanding single-camera picture editing for a comedy seriesfor a part of a American sitcom "Arrested Development". PTIPSHPSH