To commemorate the occasion, the state-owned television network shared the video above on its official Twitter account, which depicts its famed revolving logo — in colour. "On April 25, 1982, Doordarshan began the test run of India's first colour transmission," the caption says. This was a huge accomplishment at the time since it revolutionised television viewing for Indian viewers. This enabled sports enthusiasts to watch the Asian Games in colour that year. Soon after, Doordarshan debuted the first Indian soap opera, Hum Log, followed by blockbusters such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Alfredo James Pacino, born April 25, 1940, is a well-known American actor and director. Throughout his five-decade career, he has received numerous honours, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him one of the few actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts.

Dev Patel was born on April 23, 1990, in Harrow, London, UK, to Raj Patel, an Indian-origin IT consultant, and Anita Patel, a care worker. Dev Patel is a well-known English actor who is best recognised for his performance in the feature film 'Slum Dog Millionaire.' In 2007, he made his acting debut in the British TV drama series 'Skins,' playing a Pakistani youngster growing up in England. The actor was cast in this role despite having no prior acting experience or professional training. He gained to prominence in 2008 as 'Jamal Malik' in the highly acclaimed feature film 'Slum Dog Millionaire.'

Arijit Singh (born April 25, 1987) is an Indian singer-composer. He primarily sings in Hindi and Bengali, but he has also performed in a number of other Indian languages. He has received a National Award as well as a record six Filmfare Awards. He is frequently cited as one of the best singers in the Indian and Pakistani music industries, and he has a large fan base across South Asia. He is also referred to as the "King of Playback Singing." Singh began his career in 2005, when he appeared on the popular reality show Fame Gurukul.

Satyajit Ray, an Indian film director, was known for his sophisticated and profoundly affecting depictions of local family life. His works have a humane warmth, crystalline clarity, and mythic evocativeness that allows them to transcend the limitations of alien cultural sensibilities. He received a special Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1992. He passed away on April 23, 1992. His burial was held with full state honours and was proclaimed an official holiday by the West Bengal government. Over a million people came to pay their respects.

John Felix Anthony Cena, born April 23, 1977, is a professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper from the United States who is currently signed to WWE. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and he shares the record for the most world championship reigns in professional wrestling history with Ric Flair. Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a career as a bodybuilder after being born and raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1999, he made his professional wrestling debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). In 2001, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and was initially assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He rose to prominence in the WWE by adopting the persona of a trash-talking rapper.

Despite having minimal formal math instruction, Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematics, including breakthroughs in number theory, analysis, and infinite series. Srinivasa Ramanujan died on April 26, 1920, at the age of 32, in Madras. Hepatic amoebiasis, caused by liver parasites widespread in Madras, was most likely the cause of his death. His remains were cremated.

Varun Dhawan was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on April 24, 1987. David Dhawan, his father, is a well-known film director. Karuna Dhawan is his mother's name. Rohit, his elder brother, is a film director. Varun Dhawan is a well-known Indian actor. He is regarded as one of the highest-paid celebrities in the country. Varun made his acting debut with Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt in Karan Johar's 2012 adolescent drama film "Student of the Year," for which he won a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut.

Sawai Raja Sur Singh, also known as Suraj Mal, was the Raja of the Marwar Kingdom from 24 April 1571 until 7 September 1619. His sister was Emperor Jahangir's third wife and Shah Jahan's mother. On his father's death on July 11, 1595, he ascended to the throne. In acknowledgment of his great achievements, he received the hereditary title of Sawai Raja from Princes Murad and Daniyal Mirza in the conquest of Gujarat and the Deccan for Emperor Akbar. On September 7, 1619, he perished while on active duty at Mahaikat, Deccan.

Jet Li was born on April 26, 1963, in Beijing, China, as Li Lianjie. He is the youngest of four siblings and was just two years old when his father died. Jet Li, one of Hollywood's most well-known Asian actors, is recognised for his outstanding 'wushu' (Chinese martial arts) demonstrations. Li, like other well-known Asian performers such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, has built a name for himself in the American entertainment business. He has been in a variety of films, some of which have received critical acclaim. Li began as a wushu practitioner, winning a national championship when he was 11 years old. As he traversed the world showing his abilities, a rich offer to work in movies came his way.

Kal Penn was born Kalpen Suresh Modi on April 23, 1977, in Montclaire, New Jersey, USA. Kal Penn is an Indian-American actor, chef, producer, and government servant. He has played the iconic TV character Lawrence Kutner on the show 'House,' as well as Kumar Patel in the film series 'Harold & Kumar.' He has also gained widespread appreciation for his work on the film 'The Namesake.' Penn has also taught in the Cinema Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn was an Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement from April 2009 until July 2011.

Schwarzenegger married Shriver in Hyannis, Massachusetts on April 26, 1986. The service was officiated by Rev. John Baptist Riordan at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Their children were all born in Los Angeles. The family resided in an 11,000-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles' Brentwood area, with vacation residences in Sun Valley, Idaho, and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. They were members of St. Monica's Catholic Church.

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was born on April 25, 1989, and is the 11th Panchen Lama of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognised and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on May 14, 1995. Three days later, on May 17, the Chinese government kidnapped the 6-year-old Panchen Lama after the State Council of the People's Republic of China failed to install a replacement. A Chinese substitute is viewed as a political tool to undermine the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, which is traditionally recognised by the Panchen Lama. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, along with his family, has been detained by the Chinese government in an undisclosed location since 1995. Chadrel Rinpoche, his khenpo, and Jampa Chungla, another Gelugpa monk, were also detained.

Maharaja Sir Hari Singh was the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir's final governing Maharaja. Hari Singh was Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib's son. Following his uncle's death in 1923, Singh ascended to the throne of Jammu and Kashmir. Nehru and Abdullah plotted to expel Singh from Jammu and Kashmir, forcing him to live in exile in Bombay. Singh spent the last few days of his life in Bombay. After fourteen years in exile, he died on April 26, 1961. His ashes were carried to Jammu, dispersed around Jammu and Kashmir, and immersed in the Tawi River in Jammu, as per his wishes.

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was a playwright, poet, and actor from England. He is widely regarded as the greatest English-language writer and the world's greatest dramatist. He is commonly referred to as England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, include 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of which is unknown. His plays have been translated into every major living language and have been performed more frequently than any other playwright's. His works are still being studied and reinterpreted.

Channing Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama to Glenn and Kay Tatum. His father worked for a construction company, and his mother for an airline. Channing Tatum is a well-known American actor who has delivered a streak of blockbusters in recent years. He was a fantastic athlete growing up, and football was his initial career option. After he gave up football and dropped out of college, he took on a series of odd jobs. Tatum received a break as a model thanks to a stroke of luck, and she hasn't looked back since. He went on to represent major companies, and it was while travelling for advertising projects that he discovered his true calling, acting.

Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer best known for developing the first practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. As a result, Marconi is widely regarded as the inventor of radio, and he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy." Marconi was also a businessman and entrepreneur who founded The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897. (which became the Marconi Company). King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ennobled Marconi as a Marchese (marquis) in 1929, and in 1931, he established Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer who was born in Bombay, Maharashtra on April 24, 1973. He is recognised as one of the top batters in the world. He is a part-time bowler capable of bowling both off and leg breaks. Sachin was primarily a right-handed opening batter who also batted in the middle order. He holds the record for the most runs scored in both Test and ODI cricket. He was the first batter in white ball history to reach a double century. Even though he was barely 5 feet 5 inches tall, he hooked the ball as well as a tall Mohinder Amarnath.

William Shakespeare was a well-known English poet, dramatist, and actor who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. His birthday is most widely observed on April 23, which is also the date he is said to have died in 1616. William Shakespeare acquired the ancient family property in Henley Street after his father died in 1601, a portion of which was then leased to tenants. Stratford saw more property investments, including the purchase of 107 acres of land in 1602. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, at the age of 52, in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was laid to rest in the sanctuary of Holy Trinity Parish Church.

On April 23, 2005, at 8:31:52 p.m. PDT, or April 24, 2005, at 03:31:52 UTC, the video "Me at the Zoo" was uploaded to YouTube for the first time. It shows YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, 25, standing in front of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo, noting their long trunks. On April 23, 2005, the first YouTube video was uploaded – exactly 15 years ago . Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube, posted the 18-second video, titled "Me at the Zoo." Since then, it has received over 90 million views. It is still the only video on Karim's channel.

Melania Trump was born in Slovenia on April 26, 1970. She began what would soon become a hugely successful modelling career at the age of 16, appearing in several high-profile commercial campaigns and working with some of the fashion industry's greatest photographers. Mrs. Trump relocated to New York in 1996, and ten years later, she happily became a US citizen. Mrs. Trump has always been involved in her neighbourhood. Mrs. Trump served as Chairwoman of the American Heart Association in 2010, raising $1.7 million for research. That same year, she debuted her own jewellery line.