Born in 1959

Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool was released to mixed reviews but has since become legendary — a film about failure and longing that captured something deep in the Indian soul. Tibet was in crisis, and thousands of Tibetan refugees including the Dalai Lama crossed into India, beginning a relationship of refuge that continues today. Doordarshan, India's national television service, would not begin broadcasting for a few more years — radio remained the nation's shared medium.