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Siddharth Ray

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Siddharth Ray
Screenshot of Siddharth from the film Baazigar
Born(1963-07-19)19 July 1963
Died8 March 2004(2004-03-08) (aged 40)
Other namesSushant Ray
OccupationActor
Years active1980–2004
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse(s)Shantipriya
(m.1992-2004)

Siddharth Ray (19 July 1963– 8 March 2004), born Sushant Ray, was an actor in Hindi and Marathi films. He also appeared in a few south Indian films. He was the grandson of filmmaker V. Shantaram[1] and maternal cousin of Durga Jasraj.

Early life

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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, who had a Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He was of Marathi descent on his maternal side of the family and of Bengali descent from his paternal side of the family.

His father was an accomplished sitar player. Charusheela and Dr. Ray 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 Dr. Ray was the then Chief Economic Advisor of Bombay Port Trust.

Personal life

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In 1992, Siddharth Ray married South Indian actress, Shantipriya, sister of actress Bhanupriya. They became the parents of two sons within five years of marriage. Ray died of a massive heart attack in 2004, at the age of only 40. He was survived by his wife and two sons.[2][3]

Career

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Ray acted in the film Chaani as a child artist. That movie was directed by his grandfather V. Shantaram. He also played young Nagya is famous marathi film 'Jait Re Jait'. As an adult, his debut film was Thodisi Bewafaii in 1980, where he appeared opposite Padmini Kolhapure. He made a mark especially with Vansh (1992), the remake of Mani Ratnam's Agni Natchathiram.[4] He appeared in several Hindi films in the 1990s such as Vansh (1992), Parwane (1993), Baazigar (1993), Pehchaan (1993). Other films starring him are Ganga Ka Vachan, Tilak and Military Raaj. He also starred in Baazigar along with Shahrukh Khan.

He was known as Sushant Ray in the Marathi film industry and acted in commercially successful movies such as Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi with noteworthy Marathi actors such as Laxmikant Berde, Ashok Saraf and Sachin and Balache Baap Brahmachari with Alka Kubal Laxmikant Berde and Ashok Saraf

His last film was Charas: A Joint Operation, released the year of his death in 2004.

Filmography

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source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Biswas, Shrilata (20 February 2021). "'छुपाना भी नहीं आता..' फेम अभिनेता ने बाल कलाकार के तौर पर किया था डेब्यू, कम उम्र में ही दुनिया को कहा अलविदा". Amarujala.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Bollywood Celebrities Who Died Young". listcrux. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Siddharth Ray Video-Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". ovguide. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Agni Natchathiram to be remade". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Siddharth Ray Films". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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