Sen, who died on January 17, was known as the Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema for her reclusive nature. The actress, who starred in many memorable Hindi and Bengali films like 'Devdas', 'Saptapadi' and 'Aandhi' retired from the industry in 1978 following her husband's death. She lost her life to a cardiac arrest at the age of 82.
Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102 on July 10. Sehgal had a glorious career as a dancer, theatre artist and film personality. At 95, she made her last Bollywood outing as a fun-loving character Lilipop in 'Saawariya'. She was one of the first female Indian actors to achieve an international profile.
Versatile Sadashiv Amrapurkar lost his life to a liver infection on November 3. In his three-decade-old career, Amrapurkar played a variety of negative and comic roles.
Legendary filmmaker K Balachander, 84, who died on December 23 after a brief illness, will be remembered for hits like 'Aval Ora Thodar Kathai', 'Avargal', 'Varumayin Niram Sigappu', '47 Natkal', 'Ek Dooje Ke Liye' and 'Aaina'. Balachander also made stars out of actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Saritha.
Comedian Deven Varma, best known for his double role in Gulzar's 'Angoor', died at the age of 78 earlier this month. Varma was one of the most effortless comedians of his generation.