Mahasweta Ray


Mahasweta Ray is an Indian actress, television personality and politician who is known for her work in Odia films and soap operas. Her numerous accolades include record 8 Odisha State Film Awards.

Biography

She was born to Indian writer Rajkishore Ray. She has a sister named Malavika Ray. Aparajita Mohanty is her cousin sister. In the initial years she had had limited exposure to cinema before she started a career in film. She worked on a majority of the films by Sisir Mishra, including many box office successes. She is married to Sirish Routray and together the couple has a son named Rishi Routray.
She began her career while she was in her teens with the film titled Jhumka. In 1978, she made her Bollywood film debut through the film Priyatama.
Bengali films she worked on include Aranyer Adhikar, Katha Chhilo, Sajani Go Sajani, Sujan Sakhi and Nyayachakra. She won state awards for acting in Kaberi, Pooja, and Gouri.
She is actively associated with the Oriya film industry, doing some character roles and some tele-serials.

Political career

In February 2018, Ray joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Filmography