Javed Akhtar recalls arriving in Mumbai at 19 with dreams of assisting Raj Kapoor or Guru Dutt. With little money, uncertain meals and no plan B, the young writer survived years of struggle before finding his breakthrough

On Mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist series, Javed Akhtar pointed out Bollywood icon Rekha’s connection to the film Deewar that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor