This Mother`s Day, actress Dia Mirza gets candid with mid-day.com on her journey to motherhood and how she found strength in the most trying times with her son Avyaan, who was born prematurely and had to be kept in the NICU. Dia recalls having a very strong maternal instinct for as long as she can remember, with her friends and family enjoying the benefits of it. “My co-stars have always called me Ammi Jaan,” she laughs. Dia, who is married to Vaibhav Rekhi, had a tough wait though regarding her being a mother. Watch the full video.

Actor Naseeruddin Shah plays the role of Cabinet Secretary Vinay Kaul, IAS, based on Prabhat Kumar, in the web series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’. Talking about his memories of the December 1999 incident, the veteran actor said that he feared the hijack would trigger another wave of Islamophobia. He also likened working with seasoned actors like Pankaj Kapur in the Anubhav Sinha directorial to `being in heaven`. Watch the full video for more.