Deaths
- 23 June - Sanjay Gandhi, politician (b.1946).
- 24 July - Uttam Kumar, actor (b.1926).
- 31 July - Mohammed Rafi, playback singer (b.1924).
- 17 August - Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, writer (b.1909).
- 25 October - Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter (b.1921).
- 11 November - Chenganoor Raman Pillai, Kathakali artiste (b.1886).
- 16 November - Jayan, actor (b.1938).
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