Born in 1998

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was the biggest film of the year and the decade — Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji in a film about love, loss, and second chances that had the entire country reaching for tissues. India conducted nuclear tests at Pokhran, declaring itself a nuclear state and triggering international sanctions. The country's pride was enormous; the costs were real.

The BJP under Atal Bihari Vajpayee was now in power, a historic shift in Indian politics.