Siddharth Ray

Siddharth Ray was born into a film family. He was the grandson of V. Shantaram . His mother, Charusheela Ray, was the daughter of V. Shantaram by his first wife Vimla Shantaram. His father was Dr. Subrato Ray, a Bengali economist. He was of Marathi descent on through his mother and of Bengali descent through his father. His father was also an accomplished sitar player. His parents had met in one of the recording sessions. Sushanta was born into privilege from both sides.

They lived in a comfortable house in Dadar, Mumbai. His father was the Chief Economic Advisor of Bombay Port Trust . Ray acted in the film Chaani as a child artist. That movie was directed by his grandfather V. Shantaram . He also played young Nagya in the Marathi film 'Jait Re Jait'. As an adult, his debut film was Thodisi Bewafaii in 1980, where he appeared opposite Padmini Kolhapure . He received praise for his performance in Vansh (1992), the remake of Mani Ratnam 's Agni Natchathiram .

Other noteworthy Hindi film roles include Parwane (1993), Baazigar (1993), Pehchaan (1993), Ganga Ka Vachan , Tilak and Military Raaj . He was known as Sushant Ray in the Marathi film industry and acted in commercially successful movies such as Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (alongside Laxmikant Berde , Ashok Saraf and Sachin ) and Balache Baap Brahmachari (alongside Alka Kubal Laxmikant Berde and Ashok Saraf ). His last film was Charas: A Joint Operation , released in 2004—the year of his death.