This day in history 13 May 2009
1948 – Manhar Udhas (born May 13) is Hindi and Gujarati language singer. He has given voice for many Hindi movies as playback singer. He has done hundreds of Music stage shows individually and along with his younger brother Pankaj Udhas.
1968 – Khalid Mohamed (born May 13) is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is the son of Hindi film actress Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay of Shyam Benegal’s 2001 film, Zubeidaa.He has directed four Hindi films.
1984 – Megha Gupta (born 13 May) has made a place for herself whether it be as Neeti in Kumkum, the officer role in CID, or as the scheming Satya Shrivastav in Mamta
1997 – Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.