India, Sept. 19 -- First, let's get the numbers out of the way. Indians are living longer, 72 years on average. So, midlife, the halfway point between cradle and crematorium, should technically hit at 36. A midlife crisis, on the other hand, doesn't quite arrive with such mathematical precision. That point at which we look back, take stock and give ourselves a one-star rating - it can creep up as early as 35 and as late as 50, or not at all.

Hollywood has a pretty defined idea of what this looks like. The American midlife crisis roars in with a sports car, a divorce, a relationship with a younger woman (Only White men seem to be affected). "Remember that scene in Friends? Ross is driving a red Porsche, and an older dude in the same car d...