New York/IBNS, Nov. 5 -- Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, mother of newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, celebrated her son's victory on Tuesday by resharing filmmaker Zoya Akhtar's Instagram post lauding the milestone.

Akhtar's story, which Nair reposted, featured the caption "Zohran you beauty" accompanied by heart and firework emojis. She also congratulated him, writing, "Zohran Mamdani has officially won the NYC mayoral race at 34 years old."

The post came just hours after New Yorkers elected Mamdani, a 34-year-old progressive, as their next mayor in a closely watched race that also saw Democrats secure key gubernatorial victories-sending an early signal to former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm election...