Ananya Raj (Actress) Age, Death, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Ananya Sengupta
Profession	Actress
Famous for	Acting in The Final Exit (2017) and Ghost (2019)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight (approx.)	55 Kg (121 lbs)
Figure Measurements (approx.)	32-28-34
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Hindi Film: 7 Hours to Go (2016) Telugu Film: Thaggedhe Le (2022, as Liza)
Last Film	Hindi Film: Ghost (2019, as Sonia)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 October 1998 (Thursday)
Birthplace	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of Death	15 July 2026
Place of Death	Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	27 Years
Death Cause	Not known
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
College/University	University of Mumbai
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Mother- Manju G

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ananya Raj

• Ananya Raj is a girl from Uttar Pradesh, North India.

• When she was two years old, her parents shifted to Mumbai where she grew up.

• She was fascinated from an early age with dance and performing arts, and participated in school and college plays.

• She did her studies from Mumbai University. She studied after that went to an acting school and started her Bollywood acting career.

• The early days in the business were not comfortable. She had to deal with as many rejections as she could and was almost tempted to quit acting one day.

• She kept going and her initial film arrived in 2016 titled the movie 7 Hours to Go.

• She was even cast as a lead in a mythological Telugu movie in 2016 itself which was not completed because of some copyright issue.

• This was followed by The Final Exit in 2017. She also made her horror debut in the movie Ghost in 2019 with Shivam Panditt.

• In addition to her film appearances, she has acted in music videos for various music labels including T Series, Zee Music and Times Music.

• She also made her debut in Telugu films with Thaggede Le, directed by Srinivas Raju, in 2022.

• Naveen Chandra, Divya Pillai and P Ravi Shankar were the actors who played in the movie.

• Her character was an NRI returning from the USA and she learned Telugu and dubbed the dialogue in Telugu.

• She described it as a significant role, not a glamorous one and said that she hoped it would take her on a long journey in South Indian films.

• She was to go on to sign the trilingual project Madrasi Gang which was made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

• In this movie, she was cast as a girl brought up in the chawl of Mumbai, and who then falls in love with a gangster.

• It was directed by Ajay Andrews and produced by S N Reddy. Other than that, Ashmit Patel, Adhyayan Suman and Ranga Jinu were also part of the project.

• She also appeared in an OTT production titled High Dose produced by Shonali Films and directed by Dilip Vasudev with the role of Revathi.

• She mentioned the names of S S Rajamouli, Mani Ratnam and Nag Ashwin as directors with whom she would want to work someday.

• She also added that she wants to go for biographical roles in the future. In October, 2024, she talked about the recognition she garnered in South Indian cinema.

• She was shooting two films at the time, one on a different day of the week for each film.

• She described the schedule as hectic, but said she loved the work.

• On 15 July 2026, Ananya Raj passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 27.

• She was suffering from both physical and mental health problems for more than a year prior to her passing.

• It was announced by her family in a statement on her Instagram account on 16 August 2026, the news was released almost a month after her death.

• She battled her health issues and died peacefully,” the statement said.

• The family asked for privacy during this time. When the news got out, the All India Cine Workers Association honored her and spoke of her contribution to the film industry.