Deaths
- 12 February - Bhakti Barve, actress (born 1948).
- 13 May - R.K. Narayan, novelist (born 1906).
- 21 July - Sivaji Ganesan, actor (born 1927).
- 25 July - Phoolan Devi, bandit turned politician, assassinated (born 1963).
- 28 October - Pradeep Kumar, actor (born 1925).
- 5 December - Dharam Singh, field hockey player (born 1919).
- 10 December - Ashok Kumar, actor (born 1911).
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