In Pics | Notable personalities who died in 2021

From movie stars to political stalwarts, here's a look at the influential personalities who left us in 2021.

Popular Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, son of Kannada cinema legend Rajkumar, passed away on October 29 following a massive heart attack. He was 46. Credit: DH File Photo

Dilip Kumar, who was popularly known as the tragedy king of Bollywood, passed away in Mumbai on July 7, 2021. He was 98. Credit: Reuters Photo

On September 2, actor and model Sidharth Shukla, who became a household name with the TV serial

Noted Telugu lyricist and writer Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry breathed his last on November 30, 2021. He was 66 and is survived by his wife and two sons. Credit: Instagram/sirivennelasahithyam

National Award-winning choreographer and actor Shiva Shankar, popularly known as Shiva Shankar Master, passed away after battling complications caused by Covid-19 at a private hospital in Hyderabad on November 28, 2021. He was 72. Credit: Special Arrangement

Noted Tollywood producer Mahesh Koneru died of cardiac arrest in Visakhapatnam on October 12. He was 40. His productions included movies such as

After battling cancer for several years, star fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed away at the age of 41 on November 28, 2021. Credit: Instagram/virgilabloh

Vinod Dua, pioneer journalist and a walking encyclopaedia on India's culinary secrets, passed away on December 4, months after he lost his wife, the well-known radiologist Padmavati 'Chinna' Dua, during the peak of the pandemic. Credit: PTI Photo

Popular Malayalam lyricist Bichu Thirumala, also a poet of repute and winner of two state awards, breathed his last at a private hospital in Kerala on November 26, 2021. Credit: Twitter/@KeralaGovernor

Tamil film director, scriptwriter and actor RNR Manohar, who has acted in over 50 films, died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai on November 17, 2021. Credit: Special Arrangement

Filmmaker Raj Kaushal, who helmed

Amit Mistry, known for starring in films like

Renowned historian, authority on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, celebrated writer and theatre personality Balwant Moreshwar 'Babasaheb Purandare' passed away in Pune on November 15, 2021. Decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, Purandare — who turned 100 on July 29 — breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre. Credit: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp

One of the tallest figures in India's cancer treatment, M Krishnan Nair passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on October 28, 2021. He was 81. Nair was awarded the Padma Shri for his services to the nation in cancer treatment and was an advisor to the World Health Organization for the same. Credit: DH Photo

James Michael Tyler, an actor known for his portrayal of Gunther on 'Friends', died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles. He was 59. Credit: Instagram/slate_michael

Veteran character actress Minoo Mumtaz, famed as the 'Reshmi Salwar-wali' girl and sister of the late comedian Mehmood Ali, passed away in Canada on October 23, 2021. Born as Malikunissa to Mumtaz Ali and Latifunnisa in Mumbai, she started her career as a dancer in her dad's highly popular song-and-dance stage shows. Credit: Twitter/@CinemaRareIN

Actor Brahma Mishra, who immortalised the 'Mirzapur' character of 'Lalit' in pop culture, has passed away in December. Divyenndu, Mishra's co-actor from the Prime Video series, posted a throwback picture of himself with Brahma Mishra and captioned the image,

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the 99-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, died on April 9. Credit: Reuters Photo