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.

Early life
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 privileges 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
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.