The following is a list of popular Indians who died during the
year 2012:
- On 4th January 2012 Ms.Kalpana Mohan- Hindi Actress died at the age of 65 years
- On 5th January 2012 Mr. Amit Saigal- Rock Musician died at the age of 46 years
- On 12th January 2012 Ms.Rubina Shergill, Hindi Television Actress died
- On 20th January 2012 Ms.Nikhat Kazmi- Critic/writer (Times of India) died at the age of 53 years
- On 26th January 2012 , Mr.M. O. H. Farook Maricar Politician ( Pondicherry) – died at the age of 74 years
- On 3rd February 2012, Mr. Raj Kanwar- Hindi Film Director/Producer died at the age of 50 years
- On 9th February 2012, Mr. O. P. Dutta, Hindi Film Director died at the age of 90 years
- On 7th March 2012, Mr. Ravi – Hindi/Malayalam Films Music Director died at the age of 86 years
- On 9th March 2012 Mr. Joy Mukherjee- Hindi Actor/Director died at the age of 73 years
- On 25th March 2012 Ms.Mona Kapoor-Hindi Tele-Serials Producer died at the age of 48 years
- On 1st April 2012, Mr.Narendra Kumar Salve/N.K.P.Salve, Politician died at the age of 91 years
- On 30th April 2012 Ms. Achala Sachdev Hindi Actress (Popular Mother Character Actress) died at the age of 91 years
- On 5th May 2012 Mr. Surendranath–Former Indian Test Cricketer died at the age of 75 years
- On 14th May 2012 Ms.Taruni Sachdev- Bollywood Child Actress/ Tele-Ads (Rasna) Child Artist tragically died at the age of 14 years- on her 14th Birthday in a Flight Crash
- On 18th May 2012 Mr.Tulsidas ji Maharaj also known as Baba Jai Gurudev- A Religious Leader died at the age of 116 years
- On 12th July 2012 Mr.Dara Singh- Wrestler/Actor ( Hanuman) died at the ager of 83 years
- On 19th July 2012 Mr. Rajesh Khanna/Kaka, First Super-Star of Bollywood died at the age of 69 years
- On 23rd July 2012 Capt.Lakshmi Sehgal, a Freedom Fighter/ Companion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died at the age of 97 years
- On 14th August 2012 Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, politician ex- Chief Minister of Maharashtra died at the age of 67 years
- On 15th August 2012 Mr.Ashok Mehta- Hindi FilmCinematographer/Director died at the age of 64 years
- On 26th August 2012 Mr. A.K.Hangal, Bollywood character actor (Sholay) died at the age of 95 years
- On 9th September 2012 Mr.Verghese Kurien– Founder of “Amul”Dairy Firm (Father of White Revolution in India) died at the age of 90 years
- On 21st October 2012 Mr.Yash Chopra, Hindi Film Producer (King of Romance Films) died at the age of 80 years
- On 23rd October 2012 Mr. Sunil Gangopadhyay, Bengali writer and Sahitya Akadmi President died at the age of 78 years
- On 24th October 2012 Mr.Jaspal Bhatti, Hindi-Television -Serials Comedian died at the age of 57 years
- On 2nd November 2012 Mr. Yerran Naidu, Senior Telugu Desam Party Leader died at the age of 55 years
- On 17th November 2012 Mr. Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Supremo died at the age of 86 years
- On 4th November 2012, Mr. Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni/Chef Jacob (Guinness Record-Barbeque Cook) of Tamilnadu died at the age of 38 years
