Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.[2] With her father, A. K. Ray, being a dentist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore. Her mother, Sunita Ray, is a child psychologist, while her elder sister works for a multinational company.[4] Ray studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later she joined M R Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science.[3] While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, which paved way for her entry into the film industry.She started doing movies in Kannada,while once in a way appearing in Amateur/Short films.Such accomplishments have established her as a contemporary leading actress in both kannada and Amateur cinema. She can converse in Kannada, Hindi, English and Bengali.