Actor Ananya Raj, 27, dies after one-year battle with health issues

Actor Ananya Raj, known for 7 Hours to Go, The Final Exit and Ghost, has died at 27. Her family said she died peacefully in her sleep after over a year of physical and mental health struggles.Ananya Raj's family confirmed her death after a month on social media. (Credit: Instagram/@ananyaraj.official)Actor Ananya Raj, known for her roles in 7 Hours to Go, The Final Exit and Ghost, has died at the age of 27. Her family confirmed her death in a statement posted on her official Instagram account and said she died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of July 15.The family shared the news a month after her death and asked for privacy. They said Raj had been dealing with both "physical and mental discomfort" for more than a year and remembered her as a strong-spirited person.In the note posted on Instagram, the family wrote, "This is Ananya’s family. With great pain, we have to announce that Ananya passed away in the wee hours of 15th July. She passed away peacefully in sleep. For over a year, she was going through physical and mental discomfort. And she fought like a warrior to overcome them (sic)."The statement added, "She was a strong-spirited girl and lived like a Queen. Baccha, your absence will be dearly felt. We urge all of you to pray for her soul. And in these trying times, we wish to maintain privacy and quietitude (sic)." Raj was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi and regional cinema. She grew up in Mumbai and entered the entertainment industry through films and music videos. She made her Bollywood debut with 7 Hours to Go in 2016. She later appeared in The Final Exit in 2017 and Ghost in 2019.She also worked in regional films, including the Telugu film Thaggede Le and the trilingual Madrasi Gang. In Thaggede Le, a 2022 Telugu suspense thriller directed by Srinivas Raju, she shared screen space with Naveen Chandra, Divya Pillai and P. Ravi Shankar.- EndsPublished By: Priyanka SharmaPublished On: Aug 16, 2026 19:45 IST