There are several popular Indian celebrities who died in the year 2025 are given below –

1. Manoj Kumar – Indian Legend Actor, Manoj Kumar (Harikrishnan Giri Goswami) died at the age of 87 due to chronic heart related issues or complications on April 4, 2025. Earlier, Manoj Kumar admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on February 21, 2025, in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra. The real name of Manoj Kumar was Harikrishnan Giri Goswami. Manoj Kumar was born on July 24, 1937 in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Manoj Kumar received the Padam Shri Award in the year 1992 and the highest award in the field of cinema, Dada Saheb Phalke Award in the year 2015 for his great contribution in the field of cinema. Veteran Actor, Manoj Kumar was also honoured with National Film Award and 7 FilmFare Awards in several categories.
2. Shefali Zariwala – Indian actress and model, Shefali Jariwala died at the age of 42 in the late night of June 27, 2025, in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. Her family members did not disclose the main cause of Shefali’s death but it may be cardiac arrest as per sources. Later, the body of the Indian actress was sent to Cooper Hospital in the city of Mumbai for postmortem to know the real cause of her death. Shefali Jariwala was popular for the song ‘’Kaanta Laga’’ which was introduced or released in the year 2002. After that, she also worked in many other music videos including ‘’Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar’’, which was released in the year 2002, and Maal Bhari Ahe remix in the year 2004.
3. Priya Marathe – Indian actress, Priya Marathe died at the age of only 38 due to cancer on August 31, 2025 in Mumbai. Priya Marathe was popular for the best acting performance in the popular serial including Pavitra Rushta, Kasamh Se, and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Priya Marathe was known in the role of Varsha in the most popular serial Pavitra Rishta, which was telecasted on Zee T.V.
4. Sandhya Shantaram – Indian Actress, Sandhya Shantaram died at the age of 94 on October 4, 2025 due to ae-related illness and popular for her great acting performances in Marathi and Hindi movies, which is directed by her husband V. Shantaram. She worked in several Bollywood movies including Navrang (1959), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), and many more.
5. Pankaj Dheer – Indian actor, Pankaj Dheer died at the age of 68 due to cancer on October 15, 2025. Pankaj Dheer was popular for the best acting performance in the role of Karna in the most popular serial, Mahabharat, which was telecasted on Doordarshan in the year 1988. He was also known for the best acting performance or role of Raja Shivdutt in the most popular serial Chandrakanta, which was also telecasted on Doordarshan from 1994 to 1996.
6. Govardhan Asrani – Indian actor, Govardhan Asrani died at the age of 84 on October 20, 2025. due to a long illness in Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra. Earlier, Asrani was admitted due to breathing issues in hospital. He was died at 3 pm in hospital due to a fluid accumulation in his lungs. The real name of Asrani is Govardhan Asrani was an Indian actor and director, and was popular for the best role of jailer in the blockbuster movie Sholay with Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, which was released in the year 1975. He was a great comedian and actor in several popular movies.
7. Satish Shah – Indian actor, Satish Shah died at the age of 74 due to kidney related issues on October 25, 2025. During the corona virus pandemic, Satish Shah was diagnosed with Covid-19 infection and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on 20 July. 2020 in the city of Mumbai. He was discharged after getting well or full recovery on July 28 in the year 2020.
8. Sulakshana Pandit – Indian singer and actress, Sulakshana Pandit died due to cardiac arrest on November 6 at the age of 71. She came from a musical family, which belongs to Pilimandori in Hissar in the state of Haryana. Pandit Jasraj was the uncle of Sulakshana Pandit. Sulakshana Pandit worked in Bollywood or Hindi movies between the 1970s and 1980s. She worked with several popular actors including Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna Vinod Khanna, and Sanjeev Kumar.
9. Kamini Kaushal – ndian veteran actress, Kamini Kaushal died at the age of 98 on November 14, 2025 in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Kamini Kaushal worked in several Bollywood movies and television serials and is considered as the best actress in Bollywood or Hindi cinema. She worked in several Bollywood movies such as Neecha Nagar (1946), Do Bhai (1947), Shaheed (1947), Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Upkaar (1967), and many more. The last appearance of Kamini Kaushal in the movie Lal Singh Chaddha, which was released in the year 2022.
10. Dharmendra – Indian veteran actor, Dharmendra died at the age of 89 on November 24, 2025 at his home in the city of Mumbai and was survived by two wives, six children including Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, and Esha Deol, and thirteen grandchildren. He was popular in the best movie Sholay with Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, and Amjad Khan. The real name of Dharmendra was Dharmendra Kewal Krishnan Deol who also was considered the best actor in the history of Indian cinema. He worked in about 300 movies in his 65 years of film career.