Veteran Bengali actor and popular news reader Debraj Roy died on Thursday night at a private hospital here following multiple organ failure after suffering from serious illnesses for several months, authorities at the medical establishment said. He was 69. Utpalendu Chakrabarty Dies: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Condoles Demise of National Award Winner and Film Director, Says ‘His Demise Will Create Void in Our Film Industry’.

The actor, who had suffered a cerebral attack a couple of months ago, was ailing from nephrological problems as well, they said. He is survived by his wife Anuradha Roy, who was also a Bengali actress and a popular news reader. Roy debuted in renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray's 1970 movie Pratidwandi and acted in Mrinal Sen's Calcutta 71 the next year. Sreela Majumdar, Veteran Bengali Actress, Dies at 65 After Battling Cancer.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her grief over Roy's death and extended her condolences to his family members and friends. "Saddened by the demise of actor Debraj Roy. An actor who made our eminent directors proud, he was also a popular news reader on Doordarshan. I knew him well as a good man from Bhawanipore and feeling very sad by this loss. My condolences to his family members and friends. Our cultural world stands diminished today," Banerjee wrote on X.

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