Veteran actor Shabana Azmi, filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Hansal Mehta on Wednesday congratulated director Mira Nair after her son Zohran Mamdani was elected as the mayor of New York City.

The 34-year-old Indian-descent democrat, son of Nair and Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, defeated independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the closely-watched battle for New York City Mayor.

Mamdani will be the first Muslim, the first Indian-origin, the first born in Africa, and the youngest one in more than a century when he becomes New York Mayor on January 1.

Azmi, who featured in Nair's acclaimed 2011 movie "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", shared a long post on Facebook, saying that Mamdani's win represents a hope for social justice.

"Zohraan Mamdani wins !!!!

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