Born in 1988

Tezaab was the film of the year, establishing Madhuri Dixit as the biggest female star of her generation with the iconic 'Ek Do Teen' sequence. India was beginning to develop its software industry in Bangalore, though most people had no idea this would eventually transform the country's economy. Cable television was still years away, but video cassette players were becoming more common, allowing families to watch Bollywood films at home.

The future was arriving, quietly at first.