Alias | Aindrita |
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Age | 33 years |
Height | 5'5" |
Occupation | Actress |
Language Worked in | Hindi, Telugu, Kannada |
Birth Place | Udaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Religion | Hinduism |
Education | Studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later she joined M R Ambed |
Parents | A. K. Ray, Sunita Ray |
Favourite Cuisine | North East India |
Favourite Color | White |
City | Udaipur |
Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai. With her father, A. K. Ray, being a prosthodontist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore. Her mother, Sunita Ray, is a child psychologist, while her elder sister works for a multinational company.
Ray studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later she joined M R Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, which paved way for her entry into the film industry. She started doing movies in Kannada, while once in a way appearing in Amateur/Short films. Such accomplishments have established her as a contemporary leading actress in both Kannada and Amateur cinema. She can converse in Kannada, Hindi, English and Bengali.
In 2009, Ray appeared in Vaayuputra, an action movie, alongside the debutant Chiranjeevi Sarja. This was followed by a brief appearance in the successful film, Love Guru directed by Shashank. However, she got her biggest break in the film Manasaare for her critically acclaimed role of a mentally challenged girl. She received many awards and accolades for her role which included Suvarna Award for Best Actress and a nomination for Filmfare Awards. This was followed by director Suri's Junglee which found a moderate success.
In 2010, she starred in five films. Veera Parampare was the only successful movie among Nooru Janmaku, Nannavanu, Januma Janumadallu and a Bollywood parallel cinema, A Flat. She was nominated by Filmfare for the Best Actress category for Veera Parampare.
In 2012, she starred in Parijatha opposite Diganth, which found moderate success. She has also made her Telugu film debut with Love in Hyderabad which is under production as of July 2012. Her other films include Tony with Srinagar Kitty in the lead and Rajanikantha. She is also appearing in a cameo role in Sudeep's next Bachchan.