Legendary filmmaker, Satyajit Ray's wife Bijoya Ray died in Kolkata yesterday after a prolonged lung-related illness. She is survived by son, a well known Bengali film director, Sandip Ray.

Bijoya acted in a few films and had penned her days with her famous Oscar winning master director and husband in an autobiography Amader Katha, which was later translated as Manik and I.

Hearing the news, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered condolence at hospital to the bereaved family. She expressed, "Other than films, Bijoya Ray had a special interest for western classical music. Her demise is an irreparable loss not only to the Ray family, but all of us. I convey my sympathies to the bereaved family and pray that her soul rest in peace."