His father was Dr. Subrato Ray, a Bengali economist, who had a Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

His father Dr. Ray was the then Chief Economic Advisor of Bombay Port Trust.

As an adult, his debut film was Thodisi Bewafaii in 1980, where he appeared opposite Padmini Kolhapure.

Other films starring him are 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 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. source:[5]