Doing the rounds of studios with only the shirt on his back, being paid less than a peon in a job, and not knowing where his next meal would come from – that was Javed Akhtar’s life between 1965 and 1970. What kept him going? The belief that success would be his. Join the multi-hyphenate on Mid-day`s Sit With Hitlist series, as he chronicles his journey from arriving at Mumbai Central station with Rs 27 to owning a Bandra bungalow. Full episode to release on May 10.

Actor-author Divya Dutta recently garnered praise for her role as the matriarch Rajmata Soyarabai in Chhaava. On Mid-day’s Powerful Women season 3, she speaks exclusively about her confrontational scene being deleted from the period drama. Besides that, Divya, who has shown her acting prowess for over thirty years in showbiz also opens up on the traits she looks for in a significant other, bond with veteran star Shabana Azmi, and more.