The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026

NewsWorldEuropeThe year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026She was a beloved Bollywood singer whose voice resonated across a film-obsessed India for nearly eight decadesBernard McGhee Tuesday 05 May 2026 15:36 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1f20e7f2401a11746f885079de327cae","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kennedy-robert-duvall-frederick-wiseman-narendra-modi-india-b2970800.html","title":"The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026"}}Obit Craig Venter (Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}She was a beloved Bollywood singer whose voice resonated across a film-obs...