Born in 1980

Indira Gandhi swept back to power in a landslide, and India felt the familiar mix of relief and apprehension. Her son Rajiv joined politics after the tragic death of Sanjay in a plane crash. Amitabh Bachchan suffered a near-fatal injury on the set of Coolie — and the country's prayers for his recovery were so fervent that temples overflowed.

When he recovered, the relief was national. No star had ever been loved quite like this.